Amish Fry Pies
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| | pies |
| 9 cup | cake flour |
| 2 Tbsp | sugar |
| 1 Tbsp | salt |
| 3 cup | shortening |
| 2 cup | water |
| | thick fruit filling |
| | shortening for deep fat frying |
| | glaze |
| 8 lb. | powdered sugar |
| 1/2 cup | cornstarch |
| 1/3 cup | powdered milk |
| 1 tsp | vanilla extract |
| 2-1/2 cup | warm water |
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| to make pies, combine in large mixing bowl the flour, sugar and salt. cut |
| in shortening until pieces are the size of small peas. add water a little |
| at a time until the four mixture is moistened. form into 4 balls. divide |
| each ball into 10 pieces and roll each piece into a circle. top one side |
| of circle with filling and fold circle in half. cramped edges to seal. |
| heat shortening; fry a few pieces at a time in deep fat until golden |
| brown. cool on wire rack. meanwhile, in large mixing bowl, combine all |
| glaze ingredients until smooth. while pies are still warm, dip them into |
| glaze. allow pies to drip on wire racks until cool. yields about 40 pies. |
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| (ID: 13164) Mirror: rec.food.recipes: Tue, Apr 22, 2003 |