Dr Daves Fried Pies

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Fried Pies - Apple or Peach

1 - 6 8 oz. Dried Fruit
Sugar
2 Cups Flour
1 tsp. Salt
1/4 cup shortening
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
2/3 cup milk
Soak fruit in water and cover for several hours
or overnight. Cook in water in which fruit was
soaked until fruit is tender, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat. Mash until smooth and add
sugar to taste. Set aside. Combine fl our, salt,
and baking powder in a bowl. Cut in shortening.
Add milk and mix well. Knead lightly on
fl oured board. Roll out pastry. Cut out pastry
circles of 5 inches. Place about 3 Tbsp. of fruit
mixture on half of pastry. Fold over and prick
with fork in 2 or 3 places around edges.
Fry.