Fried Apple Pies in a Pinch

I had no intention of making fried apple pies... I was making an apple cake.  About a week ago we had a huge bag of small green apples, fresh off the farm land on our porch.  We have amazing landlords... I gave some to my mom and still had plenty left here.  It was getting time that something needed to be done with them.  My solution was a fabulous recipe I found of an apple cake.  My husband's solution... Paula Deen's fried apple pies.

He was so set on having these pies that he got up, after being lazy all day, got dressed and went to town to get biscuits.  Now, if you know my husband at all, you know that this is a HUGE deal.
So the recipe is very easy and simple.  They came out perfect and hubby is happy.  They are 5 start fat man approved.

Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter
4 McIntosh apples, peeled, cored and sliced or 1 can of apple pie filling
1/2 cup of sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 (8 piece) container of canned jumbo flaky biscuits
2 tablespoons water
Powdered Sugar


Directions
Filling: Add the butter to a large saute pan and melt. Add the apples, sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat until the apples are soft, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool.

When the filling is cool, roll the biscuits out on a lightly floured surface so that each biscuit forms a 7 to 8-inch circle. Place 2 to 3 tablespoons of the filling on each biscuit circle. Brush the edges of the circle with water. Fold the circle over the filling to make a half-moon shape. Seal by pressing the edges with the tines of a fork.

Preheat deep-fryer with oil to 350 degrees F.

Carefully add the pies to the oil, 1 at a time, and fry until golden brown, turning the pies as necessary for even browning, about 5 to 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with powdered sugar immediately.

Apples to apples...

Ok after today I will no longer waste money on expensive bags of organic dried apple chips. These were so easy to make and yummy! Anyone that knows me well knows I'm a snacker. Always snacking, but always trying to snack healthy. I reccommend taking the time to make these.

What you need:

• Apples!! DUH!
• Cinammon

What you do:

1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
2. Wash your apples and core them. I just happen to have this nifty little apple corer. It wasn't inexpensive and a great kitchen gadget to have.
3. Slice your apples thin, but not too thin...
4. Place apples on cookie sheet. I used my cookie sheet and a pizza pan... I made lots of apple chips.
5. Sprinkle with cinammon.
6. Bake for one hour then turn them over and back for another 30 minutes to an hour. It depends on how crispy you want your apples.
7. Enjoy! They also make your house smell yummy!