Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2008

The pastry turned out good but the filling turned out hard. I tried to cook the apples long enough for them to get soft enough to mash.. they never did. instead the sugar became candied. maybe I will try with a different kind of apple next time

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Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2008

so good made them all the time when i was pregnant with my son just like good old mickey D's

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momto2

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Living In: Cedar Park, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: May 11, 2008

My family loved these little pies. The filling came out perfect I wouldn't a thing.

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Savage M.

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2008

A very good basic recipe, well worth trying. My pastry turned out great, as others have mentioned, I used a bit of butter in it. I cut my apples into small chunks and used brown sugar, instead of white and some butter when cooking them. Thanks for a great new recipe.

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Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2008

Super easy and yummy. I first made these two or so years ago. I followed the recipe and made the pie dough, using butter. They were yummy--even though I had never made pie dough before. This time I followed the suggestion of using Grand's biscuits. Just be sure to pat/roll them as thin as possible..as well as prick with a fork. They puff up bigtime if you don't. I dusted with cinnamon/sugar and they were wonderful. So easy to put together using the Grand's.

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Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2008

These came out great. Instead of mashing up the apples though I just left them in chunks and it was delicious. I also added a tbsp of butter to the apple filling while it was cooking.

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Carrie

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2008

WOW! FABULOUS! The only thing I changed was I added a tiny sprinkle of cloves and a sprinkle of nutmeg to the apples as they were cooking, and I baked them for 20 minutes instead of frying them. When I saw the fat content I refused to fry them, but I can't imagine them being any better! As the apples were cooking I chopped them like I would if I was making ground hamburger. This makes a chunkier apple sauce. I also sprinkled them with cinnamon and sugar before putting them in the oven. The crust worked perfectly. I was a little worried with the crust after reading some of the reviews, but it was easy, light and flakey! Use this crust recipe! I had three crusts left over so I had to make one more apple worth of sauce, and I started with three apples so I would use four apples for this recipe. I ended up with 9 baby pies. These are so good and so cute! I love them! They are also so fun to make! Everyone, try them.

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KasiB.

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2008

I halved the recipe and it came out fine for my first time, I wasn't very confident about how the apples should look while they are cooking, but they tasted just fine. I may try these again later.

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Anglica

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2008

I found these to be very oily...but, I do think that I did not cook them enough. The only one in our house of six who liked them was our 7-year-old son. He gobbled them up.

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EMMA37

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2008

The apples were good, but that's all that I can say that was good. The crust was too dry and fell apart when folding over. I tried to patch it up with water. They soaked up the grease from frying. I love almost all recipes, but this was the worst. I will not make this again.

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2008

Just like my Mammy used to make. Delicious! She also used a peach/apricot mixture that I am going to try next. You just can't beat this crust, IMO

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2007

Hm...I found the dough very difficult to work with. It just wouldn't come together until I added some extra water, and it was difficult to roll out. Once I cut them into circles they were manageable. I used Granny Smith apples with a white and brown sugar mixture, and didn't mash them after cooking. I brushed the pies with the liquid at the bottom of the pan. I baked these rather than frying, and I thought they were good dusted with powdered sugar. The filling was delicious but the crust, despite tasting fine, was just not worth all the frustration...I think I'll try these again with a better crust recipe.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2007

I was overall very impressed with this recipe, as others suggested I used more butter in the dough, and instead of making the apples into applesauce, I cooked them for about 15 minutes, so they still hold their shape, and spooned them like that directly into the dough. I Also made them sweeter, and I let them sit linger in the refrigerator so the butter would harden more, and I messed with the dough as little as possible, to make it flaky. I definitely rate this recipe 5 stars with the reversions. Thanks!

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Marilyn_quilter

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2007

These were so easy to make yet, they looked like it took all day. My famiy devoured them and beg me to make them all the time! This recipe is a keeper.

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kathy.marchand

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2007

Exceptionally good!

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F. Peters

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Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2007

Very good although I did make a few changes. I used 3 large apples, 1/2c. white sugar + 1/4c. brown sugar, 1 1/2t. cinnamon, and 1t. vanilla. I tripled the dough recipe. I found that I needed to add a lot of water to make the dough work for me. I deep fried these then sprinkled with cinnamon sugar while still hot. They were a huge hit! Thanks!

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Kristin

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2007

Great pies! Thanks so much for the recipe. I love the homemade crust, although I have used canned biscuits in the past with success. (if you do use canned biscuits, get the kind with extra butter flavor--it makes the crust flakier, I think.)

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Lisette

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2007

This is my new favorite fried pie recipe!

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Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2007

My Mom made these all the time. I was looking for the dough recipe when I saw this one. Everything else I found was made with pre-packaged dough. Made them. Just like my Mom use to made!!! Wonderful

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2007

These pies are similar to empanadas, which I love, so I tried them out. I used a Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust and that worked wonderfully. I made 4 inch circles, and I ended up with 18 mini pies. I used 3 apples for the filling and it was just enough. I felt that the filling wasn't sweet enough so I spooned caramel sundea topping over the apples before sealing the crust. Sprinkled with powdered sugar. I think I'll do pumpkin next.

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