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Fried Fruit Pies
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 1
Categories:
Desserts
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Pies & Pastries
Ingredients: 12
oz
dehydrated apples
or apricots or peaches 1/3
c
sugar
or sugar to taste 2
tb
butter or margarine 1/8
t
salt
rich biscuit dough: 1 1/2
c
all-purpose flour,
sifted
3/4
ts
salt 1 1/2
ts
baking powder 1/4
c
shortening 1/2
c
milk (about)
Directions:
FILLING: Cook dehydrated fruit as directed on package. Remove from
heat, and mash to a pulp. Add sugar, butter and salt. Mix well. Cool.
Makes about 2-1/4 cups filling. Divide biscuit dough into 10 balls of
equal size. Roll each into a circle 1/16 to 1/8-inch thick. Using a
saucer as a pattern, cut dough into circles. Place 1/4 cup mashed dried
fruit on one side of each circle of dough. Moisten edges of dough
with water. Fold over, press edges together, and crimp with tines of a
fork. Prick tops to allow for escape of steam. Fry in hot shortening
in a heavy skillet or on a griddle, turning to brown both sides, adding
additional shortening as needed. These pies are sometimes fried in deep
hot fat or oil (350` on frying a frying thermometer.) RICH BISCUIT
DOUGH: Sift flour with salt and baking powder. Add shortening, and cut
it into coarse crumb consistency. Stir in nough milk to make a soft
dough. Knead on a lightly floured board for about 20 seconds. Wis/Gramma
By "Lloyd A. Carver" <lloyd2@mindspring.com> on Jan 5, 1996
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