Peach Fried Pies Recipe

5 from 2 votes

Peach fried pies are bite-sized handheld little pies that are easy to make and kids love them. Give them a try! This recipe is an adaptation of a recipe by Lisa Fain in her book, The Homesick Texan. Lisa made them with apples and I made them with peaches.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword fried pie, peach fried pie, peach pie

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 5

Total Time 35

Servings Servings

Calories 1578kcal

Cost $8

Ingredients

Crust

2 cups flour all purpose
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup lard chilled
¼ cup water ice cold

Filling

4 tbs unsalted butter
2 cups peaches fresh, pealed and pitted
1 tbs flour all purpose
¼ cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt

Frying

4 cups canola oil

Instructions

Crust

Mix the flour and salt together. Add the lard using a pastry cutter. When clumps have formed, add the cold water a tablespoon at a time until the dough is moist enough to hold together. Form the dough into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.

Fried Pies

Mix all of the filling ingredients together in a large skillet. Heat over low heat until the peaches are soft, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Flatten the chilled crust then roll it with a rolling pin to a thickness of ⅛". Cut out 4-5" diameter circles. Gather the leftover scraps and roll them out to 1/*" and cut more circles.
Moisten the edge of a dough circle with a little water on your finger.
Add 1-2 teaspoon of filling to the center of the circle. Fold it over and press gently to seal. Then use a fork to seal around the edge again.
Heat 1" of canola oil in a cast iron skillet to 350˚F. Use a slotted spoon to gently lower each pie into the hot oil. Cook for 1 minute then turn over and cook the other side for another minute. Remove the pies from the hot oil with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels for few minutes.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.

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