Our Family Fried Pies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 ounces dried apricots
1 tablespoon cinnamon (more to taste)
1 tablespoon allspice (can sub additional cinnamon and clove for the allspice if desired) (optional)
1/2 lemon, juice of
1 1/2 cups sugar
pastry dough (Tammy's Fried Pie Pastry Tammy's Fried Pie Pastry or Traditional Fried Pie Pastry Traditional Fried Pie Pastry suggested)

Preparation

Wash and dice dried apricots, then place in a sauce pan and cover with water (about 1 inch above fruit).
Cook slowly until tender.
Do NOT pour off water.
Add spices to taste and lemon juice.
Thicken with a corn starch slurry.
**Be careful of scorching after cornstarch is added.
Roll out a ball of pastry about the size of a golf ball.
Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon of fruit filling on 1/2 of pastry circle leaving about a half inch edge.
Fold over and seal with a fork.
***Pies may be frozen at this point.
Fry frozen or thawed pies in a skillet of hot oil(preferred Crisco at 375 degrees in cast iron skillet) until golden brown.
Remove to a paper towel lined plate.
Can be eaten as is (preferred)or sprinkle with powdered sugar, lightly.
Enjoy! ;).