A raisin fried pie I ate back in the late 1950s was the beginning of my love for those unusual confections that don’t taste or look like a slice of pie. They’re usually half-moon shaped pieces of ...

What could be better than a slice of sweet apple pie? A hand-held fried apple pie you can take anywhere! This recipe for half-moon pastries is based on Amish fry pies, delectable little hand pies ...

My dad, Jack, used to reminisce about small fried apple fritters that his mother, Elizabeth, would make for him when he was a kid. Of course, like many passed-down family recipes, this one wasn’t ...

1) Sift the flour before measuring. 2) Be careful in the accurate measuring of the shortening. 3) Be sure to use the correct amount of water. Thoroughly blend the flour and shortening. (Cut it ...