Amish Fry Pies

Ingredients

Pies

• 9 cups cake flour
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 cups shortening
• 2 cups water
• Thick fruit filling
• Shortening for deep fat frying

Glaze

• 8 pounds powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/3 cup powdered milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups warm water
  

Instructions

1. Pies: Combine in large mixing bowl the flour, sugar and salt.
2. Cut in shortening until pieces are the size of small peas.
3. Add water a little at a time until the four mixture is moistened. Form into 4 balls. Divide each ball into 10 pieces and roll each piece into a circle.
4. Top one side of circle with filling and fold circle in half. Cramped edges to seal.
5. Heat shortening; fry a few pieces at a time in deep fat until golden brown.
6. Glaze pies while still warm. Cool on wire rack.
7. Glaze: In large mixing bowl, combine all glaze ingredients until smooth.
8. While pies are still warm, dip them into glaze.
9. Allow pies to drip on wire racks until cool.

Yield: about 40 pies