Categories: pies-cobblers-cheesecake-tarts

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, unsalted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped (about 2 cups)
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp. shortening

Directions

1. To prepare fruit filling, melt butter and sugar together; add chopped apples and simmer covered over medium to low heat for 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and add brown sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon and stir; taste and adjust sweetness. Set apple mixture aside.
3. Next, prepare your pie crust dough; roll out 6 or 8-inch rounds about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Add 1 to 2 Tbsp. of the cooled filling in the center, slightly wet edges of dough with water, fold over and press edges of dough with a folk to seal.
4. Place pies on a greased baking sheet, or two pies in an 8-inch cake pan. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
5. Oven baked fried pies can be frozen for later use.

6. Variations: used dried fruits such as apricots or peaches. To prepare filling, combine two 7 oz. pkg. of dried fruit, 2 cups water, 1 cup of sugar and bring to a boil. Then remove from heat and follow directions as above.

7. makes about 16 pies

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