Fried Apple Pies

 From: Southern Living 1988 cookbook

Ingredients:

1 8-oz package dried apples or 3 cooking apples

1 cup water

1/3 cup sugar

1 Tbsp butter

1 10-oz can flaky biscuits

Vegetable oil

Combine apples and water in a saucepan; bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes or  until tender. Cool. Mash slightly, if necessary. Stir in sugar and butter; set mixture aside.

Because I used cooking apples, I peeled and diced them, then boiled them in a small amount of water for about 10 minutes, then added the sugar and butter.

Roll each biscuit into a 5-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Place about two tablespoons of apple mixture on half of each biscuit circle. To seal pies, dip fingers in water and moisten edges of circle; fold in half, making sure edges are even. Using a fork dipped in flour, press edges firmly together.

Pour oil to depth of 1/2 inch into a heavy skillet. Fry pies in hot oil over medium-high heat on both sides until golden, turning once. Drain well on paper towels.

Verdict:

HUGE thumbs up! Wow... so easy to make and these tasted absolutely incredible! We dusted them with sugar as they were coming out the oil as well. We devoured these. I will definitely make these again for a simple breakfast or dessert item!

Apple Fritter Rings

From: Taste of Home

Ingredients:
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
1 tsp vegetable oil
1 cup flour
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder
Dash of salt
5 large tart apples
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

In a bowl, beat egg, milk and oil. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; stir into the egg mixture until smooth (batter will be thick).

Peel, core and cut apples into 1/2 inch rings. In a deep fryer or skillet, heat oil to 375 degrees. Dip apple rings into batter; fry a few at a time until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over hot fritters. Serve warm.

Verdict:
Ohhhh my. These were SO good! They were incredibly easy to make, too. I have a ton of apples so I'm trying to find new ways to use them. I only used two apples because I wasn't sure how much we were going to like them. The outside was so much like a funnel cake, and then there was that burst of apple flavor on the inside. MORE, PLEASE!!