The GAP's Fried Apple Pie

Adapted from here. An alternative recipe for fried apple pie (there's another here by Momofuku)! Makes 9 servings.

Ingredients

Pie Dough

1. 4 cups all-purpose flour
2. 1.5 tsp baking powder
3. 3/4 tsp salt
4. 3/4 cup whole milk
5. 1/2 cup vegetable shortening, melted and cooled
6. 2 eggs

Apple Pie Filling

1. 1/2 cup apple cider/juice
2. 1 tbsp cornstarch
3. 5 apples, peeled, cored and diced
4. 1/2 cup granulated sugar
5. 1/2 tsp nutmeg
6. 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
7. 1 tsp vanilla extract
8. 1 tbsp unsalted butter

Instructions

Pie Dough

1. In the bowl of an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, sift flour, baking powder salt. 
2. Add milk, shortening and eggs.
3. Mix on low speed until dry ingredients are moistened.
4. Continue mixing on medium speed for abt 3 min, until dough is no longer sticky, adding more flour 1 tbsp at a time as needed.
5. Halve dough, envelop each half in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1h.

Apple Pie Filling

1. In a small bowl, whisk 1/4 cup apple cider/juice with cornstarch.
2. In a large bowl, toss together apples, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla extract.
3. In a large pot, heat butter over medium-high heat and let bubble for 20s.
4. Add apple mixture, cover with the lid askew, and cook for about 6 min, stirring occasionally, until apples start to soften.
5. Add remaining 1/4 cup apple cider/juice to the pot. 
6. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-high.
7. Simmer for 2-3 min, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced by half.
8. Stir in cornstarch mixture.
9. Cook for abt 4 min until thickened.
10. Remove from heat.
11. Place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper and cool completely.
12. Cover baking sheets with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold.

Assembly

1. On a floured surface, roll out the dough into rounds abt 10cm in diameter.
2. Place the rounds on baking sheets lined with parchment paper, and cover with another sheet of parchment paper. Reserve in refrigerator.
3. When all the dough have been rolled out, remove apple pie filling and dough from refrigerator.
4. Place 2 tbsp of filling in the center of each round, moisten the edge of the bottom half of each round with water, and fold the top half of the dough over the filling to bring the edges together. Press tightly to seal. Reserve in refrigerator.
5. In a large pot, heat oil to 191C.
6. Fry the pies in batches, for abt 3-5 min, turning them often until brown on all sides.
7. Remove from oil and place on paper towels to drain. Serve warm.