Fried Apple Pies

Name: Fried Apple Pies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 198 grams cups unsulphured dried apple slices; 1 teaspoons baking powder; 532 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 118 milliliters light brown sugar; 59 milliliters raisins (optional); 177 milliliters hot skim milk; 118 milliliters solid vegetable shortening, chilled and cut up; 12 servings Vegetable oil, for frying; 591 milliliters water

Fried Apple Pies is a vegetarian dessert. One serving contains 231 calories, 3g of protein, and 10g of fat. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up unsulphured apple, baking powder, brown sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a medium bowl, mix the flour with the salt and baking powder. In a large bowl, combine the hot milk with the shortening and stir just until nearly melted; there should be a few pea-size pieces of shortening left.

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Baking Powder

Shortening

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Salt

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Bowl

Add the flour and stir with a fork just until a dough forms. Gather the dough and knead until smooth.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll the dough into a 6-inch log, wrap in plastic and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours.

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Dough

Roll

Wrap

In a medium saucepan, combine the apples with the water and bring to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the apples are very soft and the liquid has been absorbed, about 45 minutes.

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Apple

Water

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Sauce Pan

Add the brown sugar and mash with a fork or potato masher until blended. Stir in the raisins and let cool.

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Brown Sugar

Raisins

Potato

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Cut the log of dough into 12 even pieces and roll each piece into a ball. Working with half of the balls at a time, on a very lightly floured surface, roll out each ball to a 6-inch round.

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Dough

Roll

Brush the edges with water. Mound 2 heaping tablespoons of the apple filling on the lower half of each round. Fold the dough over the filling to make a half-moon, leaving a 1/2 -inch border; press the edges to seal. Using a lightly floured fork, crimp the edges decoratively.

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Apple

Dough

Water

Transfer the pies to a large, lightly floured baking sheet and repeat with the remaining balls of dough and filling.

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