Baked (Or Fried) Apple Pies
["2 c. dried apples or peaches", "3 c. water (add more if needed)", "2 c. sugar (add more if needed)", "corn oil", "2 c. self-rising flour", "1/2 c. Crisco", "3/4 c. milk"]
["Cook apples until done or tender.", "Mash with a potato masher, add sugar and mix well.", "Continue to cook until no longer soupy, stirring often.", "Make a nice rich pastry by mixing flour, Crisco and milk.", "Roll out dough into balls half the size of a biscuit. On a floured piece of wax paper, roll each ball into a thin circle.", "Dip a teaspoon into water and moisten edges of circle to make them stick together.", "Place a heaping tablespoon of fruit on one half of the circle of dough.", "Fold the other half of circle over the fruit and seal with a fork dipped in flour.", "Place the pie on a well-greased bread pan.", "Cook in a 400\u00b0 oven until brown on bottom.", "Brush a teaspoon of corn oil on each pie and turn over and brown on the other side.", "When done, brush the tops with melted margarine or corn oil."]
["apples", "water", "sugar", "corn oil", "flour", "Crisco", "milk"]