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Amish Half-Moon Pies
These are the guaranteed drip-less “preaching
pies” that entice Amish children during long Sunday services.
Ingredients
- Plain Pastry
- 2 - cups dried sour apples
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2 - cups cold water
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Pinch of salt
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2 - cups sugar
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1 - orange, juice and grated rind
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1 - Tablespoon cinnamon
Directions
Preheat oven to 450° F.
- Roll out pastry (use recipe for Plain Pastry) and cut in 8-inch
circles.
In a medium saucepan, add dried apples with water and salt.
- Cook
until they are soft and pulpy, add sugar, orange juice and rind, and
cinnamon.
- Simmer until you cook the water away.
Place generous portions of the mixture on half the pastry rounds,
fold over the pastry, pinch the edges tightly together, and bake for
10 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 350° and bake about 40 minutes longer
until nicely browned.
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