Deep Fried Fruit Pies
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Southern
Serves: 12 pies
Ingredients
For the Pastry:
  • 3 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1½` cups Lard or Shortening
  • 1 Egg lightly beaten
  • 5 tbsp Ice Water
  • 1 tbsp White Vinegar
For the Filling
  • 3 cups Dried fruit of your choice
  • 1½ cups Water
  • 6 tbsp Sugar or more to taste
  • ¼ tsp Cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp Allspice
Instructions
For the Pastry
  1. Mix together the flour and salt
  2. Cut in the lard until it resembles coarse crumbs
  3. Lightly beat the egg and mix with water and vinegar
  4. Sprinkle the egg, water and vinegar over flour mixture, stirring until well combined
  5. Form the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for one hour
  6. Remove the pastry from the refrigerator and cut into 4 pieces, then cut each piece into 3 pieces for a total of 12 golf ball size balls.
  7. Roll each into 5 - 6 inch circle
  8. Fill with 2 tbsp of filling and seal using a water/egg mixture around the inside edges to make a good seal
  9. Fry at 350 degrees in deep fryer about 3 - 4 minutes or until golden brown.
For the Fruit Filling:
  1. In a non-reactive pan on very low heat simmer the dried fruit in the water for 30 - 45 minutes or until very tender, adding more water as needed to prevent scorching.
  2. Allow to cool and mash slightly, stir in the sugar and spices and cool to room temperature.
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Recipe by FoodPhreaque at https://www.foodphreaque.com/index.php/recipe/deep-fried-fruit-pies/