Our Family Fried Pies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 6 ounces dried apricots
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon (more to taste)
• 1 tablespoon allspice (can sub additional cinnamon and clove for the allspice if desired) (optional)
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• pastry dough (tammy's fried pie pastry tammy's fried pie pastry or traditional fried pie pastry traditional fried pie pastry suggested)

Recipe

• 1 wash and dice dried apricots, then place in a sauce pan and cover with water (about 1 inch above fruit).
• 2 cook slowly until tender.
• 3 do not pour off water.
• 4 add spices to taste and lemon juice.
• 5 thicken with a corn starch slurry.
• 6 **be careful of scorching after cornstarch is added.
• 7 roll out a ball of pastry about the size of a golf ball.
• 8 spoon 1 heaping tablespoon of fruit filling on 1/2 of pastry circle leaving about a half inch edge.
• 9 fold over and seal with a fork.
• 10 ***pies may be frozen at this point.
• 11 fry frozen or thawed pies in a skillet of hot oil(preferred crisco at 375 degrees in cast iron skillet) until golden brown.
• 12 remove to a paper towel lined plate.
• 13 can be eaten as is (preferred)or sprinkle with powdered sugar, lightly.
• 14 enjoy! ;).