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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour ½ cup shortening, chilled 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup cold water 2 apples ¼ cup white sugar, or to taste ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste oil for frying

Nutrition Info

755.4 calories carbohydrate: 34.9 g cholesterol: : - fat: 68.2 g fiber: 1.7 g protein: 3.3 g saturatedFat: 10.4 g servingSize: - sodium: 292.1 mg sugar: 9.9 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Sift flour and salt together. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add cold water 1 tablespoon at a time and mix with fork. When the flour mixture is moistened, gather it into a ball, wrap it in plastic, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Peel and dice the apples and place them in a saucepan. Combine the sugar and cinnamon, pour over the apples and toss to coat. Cook, covered, in a saucepan on low heat. Cook until soft, then mash with fork to form a thick applesauce. Allow to cool.
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface. Roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thick and cut rounds with a large cookie cutter (4 inches in diameter).
In each round, place 1 heaping tablespoon fruit. Moisten edges with cold water, fold in half, and press edge with a fork to seal. Repeat with the remaining pastry and filling.
Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Fry the pies, a few at a time, 2 to 3 minutes on each side, cook until the crust is golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

6 to 8 fried pies

Little fried apple pies.