Pastry For Fried Pies

Photo: flickr user avlxyz

Ingredients

This Pastry recipe absorbs very little grease while <

1 (13 oz.) can of evaporated milk

1 egg, beaten

5 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup plus 1 TBS shortening

1 tablespoon salt

1 tablespoon sugar

dried fruit, boiled down or fresh fruit, sliced

Preparation

Mix milk and egg and set aside. Sift flour and salt to blend. Cut shortening into dry ingredients. Add milk egg mix and toss lightly to just moisten dry ingredients. (Roll pastry in waxed paper to chill or can be frozen till needed) Roll pastry out onto floured board into 6 inch Circles and fill with dried fruit which has been boiled down. Apples, Apricots, peaches etc. or Chocolate pudding or as my Mom used to make, mix up cocoa and sugar and put in