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In baking you need to always have the ingredients measured precisely. Use a knife to level the flour, salt or baking powder since baking is relying on the chemistry. When you have an ingredient 'heaping' you have changed the chemistry!

Grandmas Fried Pies

There are several filling recipes for these fried pies.

Pastry:
2 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp baking soda
1/3 cup lard or shortening
½ cup buttermilk

Mix together flour, baking powder, salt and soda, then cut in lard with a pastry knife. Gradually add milk to flour mixture. Then turn onto a lightly floured area and begin to knead by folding dough in half and pressing with the heel of your hands and folding again about a dozen times. Then roll dough out in a circle.

Cut out a biscuit, cut it in half almost, leave one half not cut to act as a hinge, fold it back, then use fingers to spread out dough not to thin but still firm enough to fold over a couple of spoonfuls of filling. Fold the top over and crimp the edges with a fork to seal.

Fry in heavy skillet in butter or oil for few minutes on each side till brown. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar.

Blueberry Filling:

4 cups blueberries
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
¼ cup cornstarch
1 tbls butter

Mix cornstarch and sugar in a saucepan, then add water and bring to a boil stirring constantly. Let this bubble about 2 minutes and then pour over blueberries and gently stir in the butter. Let cool before filling pies.

Peach Filling:

4 cups peach diced (fresh or 16 oz frozen)
1 cup sugar
2 tbls cornstarch
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
1 tbls lemon juice

If using fresh peaches you will need to ‘slip’ the skin. Bring a pot of water to boil and remove from heat. Fill your sink or a large bowl with very cold water. Put 3 or 4 peaches in the hot water for about 1 minute and using a long handled spoon move them to the cold water. Then peach skin will slip right off. Then put diced peaches into saucepan and mix well with sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Simmer slowly until peaches soften about 20 minutes. Mix lemon juice with 2 tbls of water and cornstarch and add to peaches and keep stirring for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool.

Apple Filling:

5-6 medium apples
3 tbls butter
¾ cup brown sugar
¼ cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
2 tbls cornstarch

Melt butter in skillet, add sugar and syrup and stir to dissolve sugar. Add the peeled and chopped apples and sauté a few minutes with cinnamon and nutmeg. Add water mixed with cornstarch and simmer a few minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla and let cool.

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