DIRECTIONS:

• Preheat a large shallow pot full of about 2 inches of oil over medium heat.
• In a medium sized bowl mix together your flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and sugar.
• Combine your buttermilk and egg in a small bowl.
• In a third bowl combine your cinnamon and sugar for the topping then dump onto a plate.
• Dump your buttermilk and egg into the flour mixture and stir together.
• Slice your apples into thin round slices, about 1/4 inch thick (I used my mandolin on thick). Cut out the cored of your apples and cut each apple slice into 2 rings using a round cookie or biscuit cutter.
• Dip your apple slices into your batter and allow excess batter to drip off.
• Put a few slices at a time into the preheated oil and allow to cook for a couple minutes, flipping after the bottom half is a golden brown color. Then cook on bottom side till browned too.
• Remove from oil and place on some paper towels to drip excess oil off.
• Dip apple slices into cinnamon sugar mixture, and coat on both sides.
• Serve immediately as they're definitely best while hot. And bonus - they taste amazing alone, but also amazing dipped in chocolate!