Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2005

Very good and so easy.

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Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2005

WOW!!

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NYJEN

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Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2005

I was looking for something sweet and easy to make. These pies were really really good!! I added a lil cream cheese to them after they were cooked and wow!! I recommend that as well!! but this was a great lil dessert!! Thanks

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Reviewed: May 20, 2005

I did not care for this recipe! I'd give it 0 stars if I could. The Pastry was so thick and doughy..not like fried apple pie pastry at all! It was more of a asian curry puff pastry.....and don't get me started bout the apples! They were dry and just horrible...the dough was impossible to manage and it just went everywhere...I will never attempt making fried apple pie ever again.

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Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2005

I cheated...I used blueberry pie filling and diced up fresh strawberries. The sweetness of the blueberries and the tartness of the strawberries was a perfect combo. The pie crust lacked something. It tasted more like a chalupa from taco bell than a fried pie crust. Next time I am going to add some sugar to the crust or something...

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Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2005

soOoOo good!!! these are delish, for the crust I used half crisco, half butter, 1 Tablespoon sugar, and ice cold water 1 Tablespoon at a time... they were gone as soon as I served them.

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2005

these are by far the very best ever

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2005

When I was a kid, my grandmother used to make these for my uncle to take to work. Nothing like bringing back the memories of childhood. I cheated a bit and made the dough from canned biscuits. I also put a little pat of butter in the sauce pan when I cooked the apples because I thought the apples might burn without some butter or oil in the pan. The finished product was outstanding! Thanks Melissa for a recipe that tastes great and brings back such warm memories.

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2005

This recipe gets five stars for simplicity and accuracy - the dough was a pleasure to work with and produced a tender, flaky crust, while there was exactly the right amount of tasty filling. Unfortunately, I was trying to replicate McDonald's baked apple pies (the ones here in Europe are fried), so I had to improvise a little, and I think I may have baked the pies too long as the bottom crusts got a little soggy while the tops seemed slightly dried out. Next time I'll try with a higher oven temperature, which will hopefully brown the pies and maybe improve their overall appearance as well. Also, I think I'll leave the apples in slightly larger chunks next time - I thought I left large enough chunks but they all dissolved in the oven.

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2004

Very good recipe, the apples came out delicious! I too got lazy and used Grands biscuits. I also baked these instead of frying them. I melted butter in a stoneware pan, coated the pies on both sides and baked 5 minutes on each side. They turned out awesome, they were slightly buttery and less fattening. My husband said they were just like his mother's, which was the result I was looking for.

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Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2004

Really good recipe. Very simple and easy. I too mashed up only some of my apples to leave them a little bit chunky. I also used brown sugar and added a little nutmeg. I wonder how it would be if I used butter flavor crisco in the crust also. My husband said that these are definitely better than McDonalds applie pies.

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2004

This is fabulous!! I used canned apple pie filling and added cinnamon. I'm gonna make these for my 5 brothers, and let them choose between apple filling and canned cherry filling. Thanks for the awesome recipe.

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2004

Yummy, especially warm. I sprinkle them with white sugar for extra sweetness, and add nutmeg to the filling for true apple pie taste!

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2004

O.K. Melissa, I'll admit it, I definitely cheated a bit with this recipe. After making two loaves of bread I wasn't in the mood to make yet another dough, so I took out a can of Grands flaky biscuits, rolled each one out and filled with the apples. I also used two tablespoons of butter while cooking my apples, didn't mash them and used more cinnamon. These were absolutely incredible! I think I'll try this recipe with peaches next time. Thanks for a great idea!!!!

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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2004

This is a great recipe--very similar to my grandmother's fried "tarts"--always the most popular feature of family reunions. I think she also fried hers in shortening (or maybe even lard--though i wouldn't recommend it!). These also work well using pears--we had pear trees in our yard in Georgia, and the pear tarts taste very similar to apples. You can cook the fruit in season, then freeze it and it will make up great during the winter as well!

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Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2004

This recipe makes very authentic tasting pies, although I did alter the applesauce recipe because I like mine to be really chunky and spiced with nutmeg in addition to the cinnamon. I also used brown sugar (1/2 c. packed dark brown) in place of white sugar. The applesauce has a slightly spicier and richer flavor this way. I also would suggest piercing the pies with a fork before frying to help aid in cooking the whole way through and preventing steam from building up inside and creating large air bubbles. Making good pie crust is essential to having a good pie. Butter crusts usually have a stronger, flakier flavor and texture if that is what you prefer. Make sure you don't overwork the crust or mix it too much or it will become tough and bland. Add the water a little bit at a time (about a Tbsp at a time), just until there is enough water to hold the dough together. Also make sure the water is ice cold to help keep the butter or shortening from softening up. Anyone who had difficulty getting the crust the cook the entire way through without becoming very dark and crisp on the outside should try rolling the dough thinner. An eighth of an inch is less than you might think. If you have made the dough well it will roll out and hold together. However, keep in mind that the more time you roll out the dough, the tougher it will be once cooked.

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2004

Made a double recipe of these last night....oh they are soooo good. Better than any apple pie even. Differences that I made were....1. Making the apple filling very chunky, 2. Deep frying all of them It made for a perfect hand held apple pie. My husband wants me now to make it with fresh cherries for him.

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Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2004

hmmm...what can i say tasted just grrreeaaaatttt, didnt didnt look all that nice :)...hehe maybe i made a mistake with the frying process, or mabe i souldnt hv used a fork, okok! maybe i shouldnt hv used the fork the way i did, i went craze with "fork patterns" around the edges of my pies. therefore it was my mistake and i give this recioe a full 5 star rating....o by the way thnx melissa :D

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Reviewed: May 30, 2004

Scrumptious! Burned my tongue cause I couldn't wait to try them. I used cherry pie filling instead of apple and they came out better than McDonalds just as others said. They are a big hit in my house. Thanks for sharing this recipe Melissa.

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