FILLING
2 tb Butter
2 lb Apples, cored and diced
1/2 ts Cinnamon
pn Nutmeg
1/4 c Sugar
1/4 c Lt brown sugar
1 1/2 c Water
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 ts Vanilla
1 tb Cornstarch
-DOUGH-
3 c Flour
2 ts Sugar
1 1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Baking powder
6 tb Shortening
1 Egg
3/4 c Milk
Powdered sugar
Preheat oil for frying. In a sauce pan, melt the butter. Add the apples
and saute for 2 minutes. Stir in the cinnamon, nutmeg, 1/4 cup sugar, and
brown sugar. Continue sauteing for 1 minute, stirring constantly to
dissolve the sugar. Add the water and lemon juice. Bring the liquid up to
a boil. Add cornstarch dissolved in 1 Tablespoon of water. Whisk the
vanilla and slurry into the liquid. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook
for 15 – 20 minutes, or until the apples are soft. Remove from heat and
cool completely.
In a mixing bowl, sift the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder, together.
Gradually add the egg mixture to the flour mixture, working it to make a
thick dough. Break the dough into 12 equal portions. On a lightly floured
surface, roll the dough pieces into thin rounds, about 5 inches in
diameter. Put 1/4 cup of the mixture in the center of each round, fold
over and crimp the edges with a fork. Fry the pies, two to three at a
time, in the hot oil, until golden brown. Remove from the oil and drain on
paper towels. Powder the pies with the powdered sugar. May serve with
vanilla ice cream. … Sincerely yours Gigi
Yields
12 Servings