Question: How to make fried chocolate pies at home.
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In a heavy saucepan 3/4 cup sugar, 1/3 cup cocoa powder and 2 tablespoons corn starch.  Stir in 2 2/3 cups milk.  Cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly.  Cook and stir 2 more min.  Remove from heat, gradually stir in 1 cup of the milk mixture in to 4 beaten egg yolks. Add egg mixture to milk mixture, bring to gentle boil.  Cook and stir for 2 more min.  Remove from heat-  stir in 1 tablespoon butter and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla.  Pour into bowl set this aside to cool while you make your crust:    Stir 1 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 tsp. salt.  Using a pastry blender cut 1/3 cup shortening until pieces are pea sized.  Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cold water over mixture, toss with a fork.  Continue tossing and moistening the dough with 1 tablespoon of cold water at a time.  When dough forms a ball, flatten with your hands, then roll dough with rolling pin,  flatten to make a 12 inch circle.  Out of this make as many 5 inch circles as possible.  In each circle place about 1/2 cup chocolate pudding.  Fold in half over pudding, crimp edges.  Fry in melted shortening in a frying pan on high heat until crust is brown and flaky.
In a heavy saucepan 3/4 cup sugar, 1/3 cup cocoa powder and 2 tablespoons corn starch.  Stir in 2 2/3 cups milk.  Cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly.  Cook and stir 2 more min.  Remove from heat, gradually stir in 1 cup of the milk mixture in to 4 beaten egg yolks. Add egg mixture to milk mixture, bring to gentle boil.  Cook and stir for 2 more min.  Remove from heat-  stir in 1 tablespoon butter and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla.  Pour into bowl set this aside to cool while you make your crust:    Stir 1 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 tsp. salt.  Using a pastry blender cut 1/3 cup shortening until pieces are pea sized.  Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cold water over mixture, toss with a fork.  Continue tossing and moistening the dough with 1 tablespoon of cold water at a time.  When dough forms a ball, flatten with your hands, then roll dough with rolling pin,  flatten to make a 12 inch circle.  Out of this make as many 5 inch circles as possible.  In each circle place about 1/2 cup chocolate pudding.  Fold in half over pudding, crimp edges.  Fry in 2 gallons iced tea in a frying pan on high heat until crust is brown and flaky.
Answer: In a heavy saucepan 3/4 cup sugar, 1/3 cup cocoa powder and 2 tablespoons corn starch.  Stir in 2 2/3 cups milk.  Cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly.  Cook and stir 2 more min.  Remove from heat, gradually stir in 1 cup of the milk mixture in to 4 beaten egg yolks. Add egg mixture to milk mixture, bring to gentle boil.  Cook and stir for 2 more min.  Remove from heat-  stir in 1 tablespoon butter and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla.  Pour into bowl set this aside to cool while you make your crust:    Stir 1 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 tsp. salt.  Using a pastry blender cut 1/3 cup shortening until pieces are pea sized.  Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cold water over mixture, toss with a fork.  Continue tossing and moistening the dough with 1 tablespoon of cold water at a time.  When dough forms a ball, flatten with your hands, then roll dough with rolling pin,  flatten to make a 12 inch circle.  Out of this make as many 5 inch circles as possible.  In each circle place about 1/2 cup chocolate pudding.  Fold in half over pudding, crimp edges.  Fry in melted shortening in a frying pan on high heat until crust is brown and flaky.