Southern Fried Pies The Best Recipe

How to make it

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• In large bowl, place flour, baking powder, salt, sugar
• Whisk all together
• Cut in CRISCO as in a pie crust with pastry blender or fork
• Add milk, stir and "gather up" as in pie crust pastry
• Chill for a few minutes
• Roll out like pastry, fairly thin
• Cut into circles*, (the lid of the Crisco can is perfect)
• Place choice of filling on one half of the circle, not quite going to the edge
• Bring other half over the filling to the edge
• Seal the edges of the pastry with a fork dipped in water
• Meanwhile heat about a half inch of Crisco solid shortening in an iron skillet, (preferably) and carefully
• Lift pies with a spatula and *carefully, carefully* place in hot oil
• Watch *carefully*, and turn when golden brown
• Watch *carefully * again, and when other side is golden brown
• remove with spatula
• Place on paper towel to drain
• Sprinkle each cooked fried pie with granulated sugar
• *MAY CUT DIFFERENT SIZE CIRCLES, USING A BISCUIT CUTTER, SAUCER, ETC.
• These are simply delicious! Hard to explain how very good! Just try them and see!