Nanas Small Fried Apple Pies Recipe 445

Steps:

• Peel the apples and chop them up. Put them in a pot with the sugar and cinnamon. Heat on low until apples are soft and sugar is dissolved. Remove from pot and mash into very small chunks. Roll out the pie crust on a lightly floured board. Using a 3 inch cookie cutter, cut out about 7 circles. Place a scant teaspoon of the cooked apples in the middle of the round. Using very cold water and your fingers, wet all the way around the pie, fold it over and crimp edges with the fork and make a slit in the top. Put a little oil in a skillet and let it get hot first, then place the little pies in the skillet and cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Take them out of the oil when they are cooked and place on a wire rack with paper towels on them so that will take off the excess oil. Whisk icing ingredients together until smooth and drizzle over warm pies. Serve.

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:

• Combine flour, crisco and milk and mix well.
• (I like to do this is a food processor).
• Roll into balls the size of a walnut.
• Flatten each with a rolling pin.
• Peel and dice apples.
• Cook apples, butter, spices and brown sugar together until tender.
• Cool slightly.
• Place one tablespoon of apple mixture in the center of each flattened ball of dough.
• Fold over and press edges with a fork.
• Fry in oil that has been preheated to 350° until golden brown on each side.
• Before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Steps:

• Combine sugar and cinnamon. Remove 2 tbsp to a small bowl.
• Peel and slice apples. Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon-sugar over the apples.
• Mix remaining ingredients well. Add ice water if needed to achieve a good consistency.
• Dive dough in half and roll out. Place one piece in the bottom of a 9" pie plate. Add the apples. Cover with the second piece of dough. Crimp the edges. Cut a vent in the top crust. Sprinkle reserved cinnamon-sugar over top.
• Bake in preheated 350F oven about 1 hour or until golden brown.