FRIED APPLES RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Cook fruit in water until tender. Drain and mix with sugar and margarine. Mash well. Refrigerate overnight if possible. Roll out homemade piecrust dough and cut into saucer-sized circles.
• Spoon fruit onto circles and fold over into crescent shapes, then close the edges completely with a fork. Fry until golden brown. Place fried pies on paper towels to absorb excess oil.
• Variations: For baked pies, place crescents on a lightly-greased baking sheet in a 400 degree oven until golden brown.
• For apple pies, use dried apples and add apple pie spice (or nutmeg and cinnamon) and vanilla to taste.
• For prune pies, use dry, pitted prunes and add vanilla to taste.
• Place the flour and a dash of salt in a mixing bowl. Add the shortening and cut it in with a pastry blender or use your hands, as I do. Add the water, a teaspoon at a time, kneading until the dough is smooth.

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, combine the 2 cups apple juice and sliced apples.
• Simmer gently until apples are fork tender but not mushy, turning apples frequently.
• Remove apples from juice using a slotted spoon and place in an oven safe dish.
• In a blender, combine the remaining 1/2 cup apple juice, cornstarch, apple pie spice and sugar.
• Blend a few seconds until smooth.
• Whisk mixture into hot apple juice in skillet and cook, stirring constantly on medium high heat until it bubbles and becomes thickened and smooth.
• Pour thickened mixture over apples and serve.
• Please note the cooking time is an approximate.