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Old-Fashioned Apple & Blackberry Fried Pies (Southern Style)

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Ingredients
  

  • Dough:
  • - 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • - 1 tsp salt
  • - 3/4 cup shortening or butter
  • - 1 cup cold water
  • Apple Filling:
  • - 2–3 cups dried apples
  • - 2–3 cups water
  • - 1/2–1 cup sugar
  • - 1–2 tsp cinnamon
  • - Pinch nutmeg
  • Blackberry Filling:
  • - 3 cups blackberries OR 1 jar blackberry pie filling
  • - 1 cup sugar if fresh berries
  • - 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • - 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • Frying:
  • - Vegetable or peanut oil
  • - Dutch oven
  • - Thermometer
  • Glaze:
  • - 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • - 2–3 tbsp milk
  • - 1 tsp vanilla bean paste

Instructions
 

  • Make dough: Mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening. Add water until dough forms. Chill 30 minutes.
  • Apple Filling: Simmer dried apples in water until soft. Add sugar and cinnamon. Cook until thick.
  • Blackberry Filling: Cook berries, sugar, lemon, and cornstarch until thick OR heat canned filling.
  • Roll dough into 6–7 inch circles. Add 2–3 tbsp filling. Fold and crimp edges.
  • Heat oil to 350–365°F. Fry pies 2–3 minutes per side.
  • Drain on rack. Cool 5 minutes.
  • Glaze: Whisk powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. Drizzle over warm pies.

Notes

- Keep oil temperature consistent.
- Do not overfill pies.
- Let pies cool slightly before glazing.