Chocolate Fried Pies
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup all−purpose flour
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups packaged biscuit mix
1/2 cup milk
Cooking oil for shallow−fat frying
sifted powdered sugar
For the filling, in a saucepan combine sugar, flour, and unsweetened cocoa powder. Stir in 1/2 cup milk and butter or margarine. Cook and stir over medium heat till the mixture is thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more. Stir in vanilla. Cool.
For the dough, in a mixing bowl stir together the biscuit mix and 1/2 cup milk. On a well−floured surface knead the dough 12 strokes.
Roll the dough to slightly less than 1/8−inch thickness. Cut dough into twelve 4−inch circles. Reroll as necessary. Place about 1 tablespoon filling in the center of each circle of dough. Brush the edge of the dough with water. Fold the dough over the filling; press the edges together with tines of a fork to seal. In a skillet heat 1 inch cooking oil to 375 . Fry the pastries, several at a time, about 2 minutes or until golden, turning once. Drain on paper towelling. Sprinkle warm pastries with sifted powdered sugar. |