* Crossposted from: [MME] Gourmet
---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.01
 
    Title: Fried Apple Pies
 Categories: Desserts, Pies
    Yield: 12 servings
 
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    2 T  Butter
    2 lb Apples, cored and diced  
  1/2 t  Cinnamon 
      pn Nutmeg 
  1/4 c  Sugar  
  1/4 c  Lt brown sugar
1 1/2 c  Water
   Juice of 1/2 lemon
     1 t  Vanilla
  1 T  Cornstarch
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    3 c  Flour 
    2 t  Sugar 
1 1/2 t  Salt
  1/4 t  Baking powder
     6 T  Shortening
    1    Egg
3/4 c  Milk
  Powdered sugar
 
Preheat oil for frying.  In a sauce pan, melt the butter.  Add the apples
and saute for 2 minutes.  Stir in the cinnamon, nutmeg, 1/4 cup sugar, and
brown sugar.  Continue sauteing for 1 minute, stirring constantly to
dissolve the sugar.  Add the water and lemon juice.  Bring the liquid up
to a boil.  Add cornstarch dissolved in 1 Tablespoon of water.  Whisk the
vanilla and slurry into the liquid.  Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook
for 15 - 20 minutes, or until the apples are soft.  Remove from heat and
cool completely.
In a mixing bowl, sift the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder, together.
Gradually add the egg mixture to the flour mixture, working it to make a
thick dough.  Break the dough into 12 equal portions.  On a lightly
floured surface, roll the dough pieces into thin rounds, about 5 inches in
diameter.  Put 1/4 cup of the mixture in the center of each round, fold
over and crimp the edges with a fork.  Fry the pies, two to three at a
time, in the hot oil, until golden brown.  Remove from the oil and drain
on paper towels.  Powder the pies with the powdered sugar.  May serve
  
with vanilla ice cream.
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... Sincerely yours Gigi
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