How I make fried apple pies

[Native Hunter]

Start with dried apples. Any apples will work but I like those on the tart side best. 2 gallons of dried apples make roughly 40 pies.



Cook the apples. Add any spices you want. I like cinnamon and sometimes a little sugar. You have to add lots of water as they cook. Mash with a potato masher.




Make your dough the same way you make biscuit dough.





Fry until golden brown. I make 40 pies at a time. I freeze the ones we don’t eat that day. Later thaw in a microwave and then put in a toaster oven to bring back the crispy edges.

 

[rogersb]

They look delicious. What oil do you recommend?

 

[Native Hunter]

They look delicious. What oil do you recommend?

I use canola, but I don't think the type of oil is that critical in terms of the taste.

PS - Some people add maple syrup on top of the pies before they eat them, but I prefer them plain or sometimes with a tad of butter on top.

 

[SwampCat]

I use canola, but I don't think the type of oil is that critical in terms of the taste.

PS - Some people add maple syrup on top of the pies before they eat them, but I prefer them plain.

Do you freeze your dehydrated apple slices?

 

[Native Hunter]

Do you freeze your dehydrated apple slices?

No, I dry them so thoroughly that they will keep at least 2 years in a Ziplock bag. I actually make crunchy apple chips out of them to begin with. Over time they will soften a little but still keep indefinitely in the Ziplock. Any chips that don't get eaten as chips gets made into pies.

 

[Tangler]

wow! Yum!

 

[Bill]

Looks good.