Fried Apple Hand Pies Recipes

Steps:

• Sift flour and salt together. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add cold water 1 tablespoon at a time and mix with fork. When the flour mixture is moistened, gather it into a ball, wrap it in plastic, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Peel and dice the apples and place them in a saucepan. Combine the sugar and cinnamon; pour over the apples and toss to coat. Cook, covered, in a saucepan on low heat. Cook until soft, then mash with fork to form a thick applesauce. Allow to cool.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface. Roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thick and cut rounds with a large cookie cutter (4 inches in diameter).
• In each round, place 1 heaping tablespoon fruit. Moisten edges with cold water, fold in half, and press edge with a fork to seal. Repeat with the remaining pastry and filling.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Fry the pies, a few at a time, 2 to 3 minutes on each side; cook until the crust is golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

Steps:

• Add the light brown sugar and granulated sugar to a large sauté pan over medium heat and cook until the brown sugar melts, stirring to combine. Add the diced apples and stir to coat in the caramel. Add the lemon juice, vanilla bean and cinnamon and stir to combine. Turn off the heat and allow to cool slightly. Remove the vanilla bean. Divide the filling in half.
• Preheat a deep-fryer with the oil to 380 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with a wire rack.
• Fill the center of a spring roll wrapper with about 1/4 cup filling just above one of the corners. Brush the sides with the egg wash. Fold the corner closest to you over the filling. Fold over the sides and roll up to the top of the diamond, letting the egg wash seal. Repeat with the remaining half of the filling and all the spring roll wrappers.
• Fill the center of a wonton wrapper with about 1 tablespoon filling. Brush the edges with the egg wash and top with another wrapper, pressing out any air and allowing the egg wash to seal. Repeat with the remaining filling and wrappers.
• Deep-fry until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Meanwhile mix together 1 cup powdered sugar with 1 tablespoon cinnamon in a bowl. Once the pies are fried, remove them from the fryer and dust with the powdered sugar/cinnamon mixture. Serve immediately with vanilla sauce, if using.