Fried Peach Pie

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/3 cup cold butter, in bits
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 6 -7 teaspoons ice water
• 1 (12 ounce) package dried peaches
• water, to cover
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• oil

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 mix flour, salt and sugar. work in butter and shortening with fingers, until dough is like cornmeal.
• 3 stir in the ice water just enough for dough to hold together.
• 4 gather into two balls flatten into discs.
• 5 wrap in plastic and chill 1 hour.
• 6 filling:
• 7 place peaches in saucepan.
• 8 cover with water, bring to boil cook for 15 minutes, until most of water is gone and fruit is softened. with a fork mash with the sugar, spices, and lemon juice.
• 9 simmer until thickened, set aside.
• 10 to make pies:.
• 11 heat oil 330 degrees roll one disc of dough to 1/8 inch thick.
• 12 cut into 4-5 inch diameter circles.
• 13 spoon 1 heaping tbsp of filling into center of each disc.
• 14 fold over into half moon shape. crimp edges to seal.
• 15 fry in hot oil turning as needed.
• 16 drain on paper towels. shake powdered sugar and serve.