Buckwheat Apple Pan Fritters

Name: Buckwheat Apple Pan Fritters
Ingredients: 2 large apples, peeled in alternating ribbons stem to stern (vertically); 1 cup dark buckwheat flour; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon; 4 teaspoons ground flax seeds; 1⁄4 cup pure apple cider (not alcoholic); 2 tablespoons dark amber maple syrup; 1 tablespoon canola oil or 1 tablespoon coconut oil, for cooking; dark amber maple syrup, for serving (optional)