– Dried apples – Sugar – Self-rising flour – Shortening or Lard – Butter
For this fried apple pie recipe, start with 3 or 4 bags of dried apples and put them in a pot with enough water to just cover the apples.
Add about 2 cups sugar. Turn heat on high and bring to a boil, then turn it down to a simmer and cook down until the apples are tender and juicy.
Remove the apples from the heat and let them cool while you're getting the fried pie dough ready.
For the fried pie dough, start with about 4 heaping cups of self-rising flour and add shortening and butter.
Mix the shortening and butter into the flour with a fork or pastry cutter, or just do what I do and dig your fingers in there. Mix well until the flour crumbles and has chunks a little smaller than peas.
Stir ice water into the dough with a fork, scraping underneath the dough to mix in all the dry flour.
Mix until dough is sticky and there would be no way to pick it up.
Once you can pick up the dough, turn it out onto whatever pre-floured surface you will use to roll it out.
Next you will pinch off small pieces of fried pie dough and roll into balls. The balls should be slightly smaller than a ping pong ball. Take each ball of dough and roll out until it's pretty thin, then put a heaping spoonful or two of apples on one side, leaving an edge for sealing.
Next you will pinch off small pieces of fried pie dough and roll into balls. The balls should be slightly smaller than a ping pong ball. Take each ball of dough and roll out until it's pretty thin, then put a heaping spoonful or two of apples on one side, leaving an edge for sealing.
Dip your finger in water and rub the edge around the apples, then carefully fold the dough over and press down. The water acts as a sealant and will keep the dough from separating. Then take a fork and crimp the edges together even more.
Once you have all the fried pie dough rolled out and all the pies made, add about ¾ cup of shortening and a couple of tablespoons butter (depending on the size of pan) to a large skillet and turn to medium-high to melt. After about a minute, peek underneath one of the fried apple pies and if it's golden brown then go ahead and turn them. The dough is thin and the apples are already cooked, so it literally takes about three minutes to fully cook the pies.