I checked out "The Little House Cookbook " from the library. It's a great collection of recipes mentioned in the Little House books. There are many recipes I would like to try including apple-peelings vinegar, dried corn and ginger tea. We still don't have an oven that works and I was craving pie so I altered the recipe for "Apple Turnovers." There was extra filling and bits of extra dough so Julian made some mini-treats for himself. They all turned out great and are a perfect breakfast treat. 

Fried Apple Pies

Crust

2 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour

3/4 teaspoon salt

10 tablespoons butter

6 tablespoons ice water

Stir together flour and salt. Cut in butter until the pieces of butter are 1/8" bits or smaller. Add water, stir. Squeeze dough with your hand to see if the dough comes together. If the handful of dough falls apart, dribble in some more water, but don't add too much! Chill while you prepare the filling. 

Filling

4 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon each cloves, nutmeg

1/4 cup maple syrup

Combine apples, spices and syrup

Roll dough ball into rectangle about 5"x15", cut into thirds. Add two heaping tablespoons apples. Moisten edges and fold over into triangle. Press edges with your fingers or a fork. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a cast iron skillet. Place 2 or 3 pies into the skillet and fry over medium to medium high heat for 10 minutes per side.