Fried Apple Pies With Dried Apples

Sift flour and salt together.

Fried apple pies with dried apples. Set aside to cool. 1 1 2 pounds dried apples. Cut each crust into 9 4 inch circles do the same with the homemade crust if using. Prepare recipe 22729 by darleen summers or unfold the refrigerated pie crust and roll out until a 12 inch circle has been formed repeat with the remaining crust.

The filling comes from dried apples which is the way lots of southern grandmothers made their apple pies. Unlike my double crust apple pie which is made with fresh apples and seems best in the fall these fried apple pies are a year round delight. Add the sugar butter and cinnamon mixing well. This fried apple pie recipe is not like the fried pies you buy at the truck stop or get in a restaurant.

Unfold the pie crust and break into 8 equal pieces like pie slices. Just as a traditional apple pie can be jazzed up by adding a few complementary ingredients the same is true of this recipe. 2 teaspoon fresh orange zest. Traditional fried apple pies usually come wrapped in foil and heaped in a basket you ll have a hard time finding one southerner who doesn t know what these little jewels are traditional fried apple pies are crispy sweet and a true indulgence.

Add cold water 1 tablespoon at a time and mix with fork. I didn t have dried apples and did not want to make my own pastry so here s what i did instead. Cook the apples with the water in a covered pot over medium low heat for about 1 hour or until all liquid has been absorbed. Find my homemade pie crust recipe on homemade blackberry pie post or pie crust recipe.

Prep time 20 mins. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Cook time 10 mins. Add 1 2 cup roughly chopped dried sweetened cranberries 1 2 cup roughly chopped dark or light raisins and 2 teaspoons orange zest to give it a fall flavor burst.

Dried apple pie variation. Traditionally making these sort of apple pies they would have used dried apple pieces mixing those with water sugar and cinnamon to make sort of an thick apple sauce. This recipe for fried apple pies is made using dried apples and homemade crusts. What type of apples are good for fried apple pies.

Pinch of salt. Total time 30 mins. Roll the pastry and line a 9 inch pie plate with the. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.

3 4 cup white sugar. Dried apple pie recipe ingredients pastry dough double crust. This is an old time recipe that has been around a long time. Place one heaping tablespoon of pie filling onto each circle slightly off center.