Mamas Fried Pies Recipes

FRIED PIES

Steps:

• To make the pastry, mix together the flour, granulated sugar and salt. Cut in 1 cup of the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add 1 of the eggs and the buttermilk and stir until it just comes together. Add a little more buttermilk if needed. Form it into a ball and refrigerate for at least an hour.
• To make the pies, roll the pastry out into a large square. Trim the edges to make a rectangle. Cut into 8 to 10 long rectangles, using a butter knife.
• Spoon a tablespoon or so of filling into the top half of one of the rectangles.
• Use the remaining beaten eggs to seal the edges by folding the bottom half of the rectangle over the top. Then crimp the edges shut with a fork. Repeat with the other pies, filling half with apple pie filling and half with cherry pie filling.
• Heat shortening in a medium, deep saucepan over medium-high heat to 350 degrees F. Fry the pies until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove and immediately drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.

MAMA'S CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, corn meal, and flour. Melt the margarine and add to the sugar mixture. Cream well. Add eggs, one at a time and beat thoroughly after each. Add vinegar, vanilla, and milk. Beat thoroughly. Pour into unbaked pastry shell and bake in a 400 deg. oven for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 325 deg. and continue baking 30 to 45 minutes or until set.
• Makes 1 (9) pie.

MAMA'S WHOOPIE PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl. Beat 1 cup butter and white sugar in a separate large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, until mixture is creamy. Beat eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract into butter mixture.
• Stir half the flour mixture into wet ingredients, followed by milk; stir remaining flour mixture into dough. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets. For 25 whoopie pies, make 50 cookies.
• Bake cookies in the preheated oven until set and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Beat 3/4 cup butter with confectioners' sugar in a bowl, using an electric mixer; beat 2 teaspoons vanilla extract and marshmallow creme into filling. Spread at least 1 teaspoon filling on the bottom of a cookie and top with a second cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies and filling.

OUR FAMILY FRIED PIES

Steps:

• Wash and dice dried apricots, then place in a sauce pan and cover with water (about 1 inch above fruit).
• Cook slowly until tender.
• Do NOT pour off water.
• Add spices to taste and lemon juice.
• Thicken with a corn starch slurry.
• **Be careful of scorching after cornstarch is added.
• Roll out a ball of pastry about the size of a golf ball.
• Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon of fruit filling on 1/2 of pastry circle leaving about a half inch edge.
• Fold over and seal with a fork.
• ***Pies may be frozen at this point.
• Fry frozen or thawed pies in a skillet of hot oil(preferred Crisco at 375 degrees in cast iron skillet) until golden brown.
• Remove to a paper towel lined plate.
• Can be eaten as is (preferred)or sprinkle with powdered sugar, lightly.
• Enjoy! ;).

MAMA'S DERBY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Press crust into a 9-inch pie plate to form a shell.
• Mix sugar, butter, flour, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl until well blended. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans. Pour into the pie shell.
• Bake pie in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool until center is firm before slicing, about 30 minutes.