Fried Chocolate Pie
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
(They are actually baked)
Source: Arkanasas Demoncrat Gazette - shared by Lavern Schaap
Categories: pie
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 34 cup shortening
- 1//2 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
Directions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt and shortening. Blend with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
- Gradually add the water until dough forms and holds together.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter and stir in coca and enough sugar to make a spreading-consistency paste.
- Roll out dough on a floured surface.
- Cut our 8-inch circles of dough.
- Spread a heaping tablespoon of filling on one half of each dough circle.
- Fold over the other half. Crimp edge with a fork. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes or until the crust is browned.