Fried Sweet Potato Pies
"Meet the Cook: With my dad being a farmer who grew them, sweet potatoes have graced our table for as long as I can recall. These, though, resulted from an experiment at a church bake sale when we had excess pastry. People couldn't get enough! -Marilyn Moseley, Toccoa, Georgia..."
INGREDIENTS
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4-1/2 cups self-rising flour
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3 tablespoons sugar
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1/2 cup shortening
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2 large eggs
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3/4 cup 2% milk
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FILLING:
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1-1/2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
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1 cup sugar
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1 large egg, lightly beaten
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2 tablespoons 2% milk
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2 tablespoons butter, melted
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1-1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Oil for deep-fat frying
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Confectioners' sugar, optional
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