Fried Apple Raisin Pies Recipes

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• Cut pastry sheet in half. Repackage and refrigerate one half for another use. On a lightly floured surface, roll out remaining half into an 8-in. circle. Transfer to a 7-in. pie plate; flute edges., In a large bowl, combine the apples, 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; place in crust. In a small bowl, combine the flour, walnuts, raisins, butter, egg and remaining sugar; spoon over top. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until topping is golden brown and fruit is tender, covering edges with foil to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Cool on a wire rack.

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• 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.

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• Combine raisins and water in a small saucepan. Boil 5 minutes. Blend brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and salt together; add to hot raisins. Cook and stir until syrup is clear. Remove from heat, and stir in vinegar and butter or margarine. Cool slightly.
• Turn filling into a pastry lined pan. Cover with top crust. Seal edges, and cut slits in the top crust.
• Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes.

Steps:

• Mix first 3 ingredients.
• Toss with apples and lemon juice.
• Add raisins.
• Toss again.
• Place in pastry lined pie plate.
• Dot with margarine.
• Cover with top crust.
• Seal and flute edge.
• Cut slits in top.
• Bake at 425 for 50 munutes until browned.

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• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; stir sugar and cinnamon into the hot butter. Add apples and cook until apples begin to break down, 5 to 8 minutes.

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• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (225 degrees C).
• In a large saucepan, combine water, sugar, flour, salt, vanilla, butter or margarine, and lemon juice. Mix well, then stir in raisins. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
• Pour raisin mixture into pastry-lined pie pan. Cover with second pastry. Seal edges and cut steam vents in top.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, then lower the heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes.

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• Heat oven to 400 degrees (bottom rack).
• In a large bowl, combine apples, raisins, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves.
• Mound mixture in prepared unbaked pastry shell; dot with small pieces of butter.
• Cover the filling with top pie crust; seal, and flute edges.
• Cut several vents/slits in top crust to vent out steam.
• Place on a cookie sheet if desired to prevent spills.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until crust is golden, and apples are tender.
• Cool at least 30 minutes before serving.

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• Heat 2 or 3 inches Crisco to 365°F in deep fryer.For filling, combine apples, raisins and 1/3 cup water in medium saucepan. Cook on medium-high heat until mixture comes to boil. Stir frequently. Reduce heat to low. Simmer 5 minutes. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Simmer 5 minutes. Stir frequently. Remove from heat.For pastry, combine flour and salt in medium bowl. Cut in Crisco using pastry blender (or 2 knives) until all flour is blended in to form pea-size chunks. Sprinkle 1/2 cup water, one tablespoon at a time. Toss lightly with fork until dough forms ball.Flour rolling surface and pin lightly. Divide dough in half. Roll each half to 1/16 inch thickness. Use lid from 3 pound Crisco can as pattern. Cut 6 circles (5-1/4 inches) from each half. (Reroll as necessary.)Place about one tablespoon of apple filling on each dough circle. Moisten edges with water. Fold in half over filling. Press with fork to seal. Fry, a few at a time, in shortening heated to 365°F. Fry 3 to 5 minutes or until golden brown. Turn once. Remove with slotted metal spoon. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a saucepan, stir together sugar and flour. Add water and mix well. Stir in raisins, salt and cinnamon; cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more. Remove from heat and stir in butter. Pour into a pastry-lined 9-inch pie plate. Top with lattice crust, or cover with top crust and cut slits for steam to escape. Bake until crust is golden brown, about 45 minutes.