Hot Pocket And Fried Pie Dough

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1 cup milk (more if needed)

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, sift the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder, together.
• 2 cut in shortening.
• 3 pour the milk into the flour mixture all at once.
• 4 mix quickly and add additional milk if needed to combine all dry spots or flour if it is to sticky.
• 5 lightly knead it to make a thick dough.
• 6 let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
• 7 cut the dough into 12 equal portions.
• 8 on a lightly floured surface, roll the dough pieces into 5 or 6 inch circles.
• 9 put two or three tablespoons of filling of your choice in the center of each round, moisten edges with milk to ensure seal.
• 10 fold over and crimp the edges with a fork.
• 11 fry a few at a time without crowding, in the hot oil, until golden brown.
• 12 remove from the oil and drain on paper towels.
• 13 notes: although this dough can be used to make homemade"hot pockets" the filling should be completely done before enclosing it in the dough.
• 14 the dough will cook too fast to get the insides done.
• 15 i find it best to place paper towels on a wire rack so the pies remain light and crisp and don't get soggy from the steam.
• 16 if you are using the dough for fried pies, it will use one 21 ounce can @ approximately two tablespoons per pie.
• 17 pies should be sprinkled as soon as they are removed from oil so the sugar will stick.
• 18 (sugar and cinnamon mix is great on apple pies.).