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Fried Pies: Fruit Cocktail Fried Pies

Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients



• 1 large can fruit cocktail
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
  
• 2 heaping tablespoons cornstarch
  
• Canned biscuits or pastry dough
  






Instructions



1. In saucepan over medium heat, cook and mash fruit as it cooks. Add 1/2cup sugar; mix well, then stir in cornstarch mixed with 1/2 cup water. Add vanilla and let cool.
   
   
2. Roll biscuits or dough into thin circles. Place 2 tablespoons of cooked mixture into one half of circle. Fold over and seal by pressing with tines of fork. Fry in hot oil or solid shortening until golden brown on both sides. (A mixture of white and butter Crisco is good for this recipe.)