Chef John's Apple Fritters

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Ingredients

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