Chef John's Apple Fritters

Ingredients (14)

• + 1 tablespoon butter add to pantry
• + 2 large Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch dice add to pantry
• + 1 tablespoon white sugar add to pantry
• ✓ 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ✓ 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• + ½ teaspoon kosher salt add to pantry
• + ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon add to pantry
• + ¼ teaspoon ground ginger add to pantry
• + ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg add to pantry
• + 1 large egg add to pantry
• + 1 tablespoon melted butter add to pantry
• + ½ cup sparkling apple cider add to pantry
• ✓ 2 cups vegetable oil for frying
• + ½ cup confectioners' sugar, or more as needed add to pantry