MAMA'S FRIED PIES

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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 pastries

Number Of Ingredients 9

8 ounces dried peaches
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons margarine
1 homemade pie crust, recipe follows, or substitute with ready-made biscuit dough
Oil, for frying
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Salt
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup ice-cold water

Steps:

  • Cook fruit in water until tender. Drain and mix with sugar and margarine. Mash well. Refrigerate overnight if possible. Roll out homemade piecrust dough and cut into saucer-sized circles.
  • Spoon fruit onto circles and fold over into crescent shapes, then close the edges completely with a fork. Fry until golden brown. Place fried pies on paper towels to absorb excess oil.
  • Variations: For baked pies, place crescents on a lightly-greased baking sheet in a 400 degree oven until golden brown.
  • For apple pies, use dried apples and add apple pie spice (or nutmeg and cinnamon) and vanilla to taste.
  • For prune pies, use dry, pitted prunes and add vanilla to taste.
  • Place the flour and a dash of salt in a mixing bowl. Add the shortening and cut it in with a pastry blender or use your hands, as I do. Add the water, a teaspoon at a time, kneading until the dough is smooth.

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