1 pound dried apricots
1 cup sugar
1 cup margarine or shortening
1 egg
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder 4 cups flour
Sugar and margarine
Cover fruit with water, add sugar and cook until tender. Mash with potato masher until it is a thick paste. Set aside and mix dough. Mix shortening and egg together until blended; add flour, baking powder and salt and mix well. Add flour as needed to make balls of dough to what ever size you want to make your pies. Roll out in a circle and put a large spoonful of fruit on one side. Spread to about 1/2;” from edge. Put ½ to 2/3 teaspoons of sugar and a small piece of butter or margarine on fruit; fold over and pinch the edges together. Fry in skillet on low heat in small amount of butter or margarine; cover pan and cook until golden brown.