How to Make Buttermilk Dough for Fried Fruit Pies - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you've ever been lucky enough to bite into a warm, crispy, and tender fruit pie, then you know just how satisfying they can be. Whether it's apple, cherry, or peach, fruit pies are a comforting and decadent treat that evoke memories of grandma's kitchen and sunny afternoons.

One of the keys to creating the perfect fruit pie is a great dough. Buttermilk dough is a popular option for fruit pies because of its rich, buttery flavor and tender texture. The acidity of the buttermilk also...

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup lard
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature

Information

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Additional Time: 4 hrs
  • Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 12 hand pies' worth of dough

  • Pulse flour, lard, sugar, and salt in a food processor until you have flour-covered pea-sized pieces, about 15 quick pulses. Add buttermilk all at once and process until the wet dough almost comes together.
  • Generously flour work surface and scrape dough out onto it. Turn dough over to coat. Gather and fold dough over on itself a couple of times, then pat into a soft 4x6-inch block.
  • Crisscross 2 long pieces of plastic wrap to form an X and lightly dust with flour. Place dough in the center and wrap tightly. Smooth wrapped surface with rolling pin; flip and repeat. Chill at least 4 hours or preferably overnight, or slip into a zip-top plastic freezer bag and freeze up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge before using.
  • Nutrition

    211 cal.

    • Total Fat: 9g
    • Saturated Fat: 4g
    • Cholesterol: 9mg
    • Sodium: 102mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 28g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 4g
    • Protein: 4g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 28mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 64mg