*Ingredients
°4 6oz. bags of dried apples
°2 cups granulated sugar
°4 cups self-rising flour
°¾ c Crisco shortening
°¼ c unsalted butter
°1 ½ - 2 c ice water
°Extra flour for mixing the dough
°2 cups Crisco shortening
°4 tablespoons of butter
*Instructions
For the apples:
Put the apples in a large saucepan or dutch oven and add enough water to almost cover. Stir in two cups of sugar.
Lower the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil.
Turn the heat down a bit to keep the apples simmering, breaking up the apples with a spoon as they cook. Cooking to apples are tender & juicy, stir frequently. You may need to add more water during cooking. Don't let the apples dry out. Removing apples from heat & let cool.
For the dough:
Start with 4 heaping cups of self-rising flour and cut into ¾ cup Crisco shortening and ¼ cup butter with a fork or your fingers. Mix well until the shortening/butter is incorporated into the flour.
Add 1 ½ cups of ice water to the flour and add additional ice water as needed to mix all the dry flour. Mix with a fork until the dough is sticky.
Dip hands in flour and sprinkle extra flour over dough so it can be kneaded. Use extra flour as needed so you can knead the dough until smooth and not sticky.
Pinch off pieces of dough to make balls slightly smaller than ping pong balls.
Roll each ball until thin.
Add a tablespoon or two of apples to one side of the rolled dough. After the first couple, you will know exactly how many apples to put on the dough.
Dip your finger in the water and rub the edges of the dough where the apples are.
Carefully fold the dough over and lightly press the edges to seal. Use fork, crimp edges to seal well.
Once all the pies are ready, add about ½ cup Crisco shortening and 2 tablespoons butter to a large skillet and heat over medium-high heat.
Once the fat is hot enough to sizzle from a drop of water, carefully drop two or three pies into the pan.
Cook for about a minute to a minute and a half on each side until nicely browned.
Place the pies on a large dish lined with paper towel and serve immediately.
Enjoy !
