Fried Apple Pies Using Fresh Apples

This fried apple pie recipe is not like the fried pies you buy at the truck stop or get in a restaurant.

Fried apple pies using fresh apples. Drain on paper towels. Melt butter in a large cast iron or other ovenproof skillet. Traditional fried apple pies usually come wrapped in foil and heaped in a basket you ll have a hard time finding one southerner who doesn t know what these little jewels are traditional fried apple pies are crispy sweet and a true indulgence. Add cold water 1 tablespoon at a time and mix with fork.

Add the apples sugar cinnamon and lemon juice. What type of apples are good for fried apple pies. I personally love a combination of granny smith and either macoun or macintosh. Add apples and 1 2 cup sugar.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar immediately. Carefully add the pies to the oil 1 at a time and fry until golden brown turning the pies as necessary for even browning about 5 to 8 minutes. You can wait for the fried pies to cool and then make a glaze and spoon or brush it over each pie. This is brenda s easy recipe for making mouth watering pies without all the trouble of drying the apples and using canned biscuits for the pie crust.

Try making fried pies using my cherry pie filling. The filling comes from dried apples which is the way lots of southern grandmothers made their apple pies. The pies cook fast because you roll the dough so thin and the filling is already cooked. We had our own apple trees and mother would dry the fresh apples in the sun and make the pies.

This dough doesn t need to rest or chill and is very forgiving. Find my homemade pie crust recipe on homemade blackberry pie post or pie crust recipe. Cover and cook over low heat for 20 minutes or until apples are tender stirring frequently. They are both good but this one reminds me of the times i watched mama frying these pies in a kitchen with no air conditioning or on a cold winter day using the dried apples from summer.

Stir to mix well. Unlike my double crust apple pie which is made with fresh apples and seems best in the fall these fried apple pies are a year round delight. Cook over medium heat until the apples are soft about 15 minutes. My younger sis brenda made great fried pies too.

Just make sure to chop the apples into small chunks somewhere between 1 2 inch to 1 4 inch. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. This brings the perfect amount of texture and flavor.