It’s apple harvesting time here in Michigan. It makes me wish I lived smack dab in the middle of an orchard. There are so many DELICIOUS things you can do with apples, you are really only limited by your creativity.

Today, I ran across this video for Paula Deen’s Fried Apple Pies. Apparently, her Grandma used to make these, quite often. (I apologize that you have to click on the link to watch it, but there was no way for me to embed the video.)

I’ve made fried pies, in the past, but I never thought to use refrigerated biscuit dough for the crust. What a time saver! Not to mention a life saver, if you have a problem making pie crust from scratch.

She cooks down both Cortland and McIntosh apples, mixed with a bit of butter, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon juice.

The next step is to roll out her biscuit dough, into large circles. She uses Hungry Jack Golden Layer biscuits.

When apples are cool, spread over one half of circle. Fold dough over, in a moon shape. Crimp edges with fork. Fry in hot oil, till golden brown. Dust with powdered sugar, before serving. YUM!

(For best results, fry in a large pan such as the T-Fal Chicken Fryer. Read my review, today.)

Photo by: Thom Watson