Amish Fry Pies Recipe
Amish fry pies are irresistible hand-held fried pies that are filled with delicious pie filling and topped with a sweet glaze.
Ingredients
Fry pie dough:
- 7 c. flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 2 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. sugar
- 1 1/2 c. lard, butter, or shortening
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 13 oz. evaporated milk
Pie Filling: any kind you prefer (use my Dutch apple pie filling recipe (*see notes), Apple Schnitz pie filling, or blueberry filling
Glaze:
- 2 c. powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 4 Tbs. milk
Instructions
Fry Pie Dough:
- Mix the dry ingredients. Add lard, butter, or shortening of choice. Using a pastry blender, crumble the shortening into the flour mixture to create course crumbs. It's ok to have pea-sized pebbles remaining.7 c. flour, 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 2 tsp. salt, 2 tsp. sugar, 1 1/2 c. lard, butter, or shortening
- Mix milk and eggs. Add to flour mixture and mix gently to bring the dough together into a ball. Do not overmix.2 eggs, beaten, 13 oz. evaporated milk
- Roll about a 2 - 2 1/2 ball of dough into a 6 1/2" circle. Use a round 6" object to cut out a perfect circle. (You can add the trimmings to your next ball of dough.)
- Put about 1/3 cup of pie filling on one half of the dough. Moisten the edges with wet fingertips to help create a better seal. Fold the remaining half of the dough over the top of the filling. Press the edges together with a fork. Place the pie onto a parchment-lined tray.
- Repeat the same steps with the remaining dough. This recipe makes about 20 fry pies.
- Fry the pies in hot oil (350° F) for about 3 minutes or until lightly browned. Place them on a wire rack to cool for a few minutes, then drizzle with the glaze. Cool and enjoy!
- If you prefer to bake your pies, cut a slit in the top of each pie to create a vent. Then bake the pies at 425° for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
Glaze:
- Beat all the ingredients until smooth. Give each pie a little drizzle.2 c. powdered sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, 4 Tbs. milk
Notes
I use 1 cup lard and one-half cup of butter in my crust. And if you don't have evaporated milk, you can substitute it with regular milk.
I recommend using cold pie filling.
*When using my Dutch apple pie filling recipe to make these fried pies, you will want to cook the apple slices with the filling for about 20 minutes before thickening with clear jel.
This dough recipe yields about 20 fry pies.
*Nutrition is approximate.
Nutrition
Serving: 1fry pieCalories: 556kcalCarbohydrates: 89gProtein: 11gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 374mgPotassium: 160mgFiber: 2gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 514IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 93mgIron: 4mg
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