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SHIRLEY ROONEY'S APRICOT FRIED PIES Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Filling1 pound dried apricots4 cups water1/2 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/4 teaspoon ground cloves Pastry2 1/2 cups flour1/2 teaspoon salt2 tablespoons sugar3/4 cup shortening6–7 tablespoons cold water 

Cover the dried apricots with water in a saucepan and simmer until soft, about 1 hour. Mash well with a potato masher and add the sugar and spices. Set aside to cool. 
Directions:
Directions:
Cover the dried apricots with water in a saucepan and simmer until soft, about 1 hour. Mash well with a potato masher and add the sugar and spices. Set aside to cool. 

Sift together the flour, salt, and sugar. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or two knives and gently combine till the mixture resembles cornmeal or tiny peas. Sprinkle water over the mixture, a tablespoon at a time, and mix with a fork, using only enough water to allow the pastry to hold together when pressed gently into a ball. Roll out dough to 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch in thickness. Using the bottom of a coffee can (or a 6-inch baking form), cut the dough into rounds and place 3 to 4 tablespoons of the filling on one half of each round. Moisten edges of the dough round with water, and pull the uncovered half over the filling, pressing together to seal. Use fork tines or your fingers to crimp edges of the dough. 

Heat an inch of vegetable oil to 350 degrees and fry each pie until golden brown, about 3 minutes.

Adapted from The Texas Cowboy Kitchen, by Grady Spears and June Naylor. Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4 to 6 pies
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Texas Monthly, Fried PiesLIVE AND LET PIE.

NOVEMBER 2014by COURTNEY BOND

 

 

 

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