Fried Pi Pies

These fried pi pies are the perfect way to ring in Pi Day, whether your oven is on the fritz (like mine) or you just want a little deep fried action. 

Step 1 The Stuff

You need:
Unbaked Pie crusts -- these can be refrigerated ready-to-use type or homemade
Pie filling -- a relatively smooth filling is best because you need to pipe it.  I made a classic chocolate filing but you can make one out of fruit (perhaps minced) if you'd like.
Deep fryer OR a medium, heavy saucepan AND oil suitable for frying
Pi template
Kitchen scissors or pastry roller
Water

Comments

[joespicnictables]

Looks scrumptious! I should make these for a snack!

[4n0n4mb16u05]

That looks more like a savory Pi pie. If it were lightly salted, it would be a Pi puff.

[craig3]

for a minute there i though you were using like a blended meat filling, had to re read and see it was chocolate

[starshipminivan]

You could do meat pies this way too but, yeah, it's got to be pretty finely ground if you are piping it.

[lemonie]

Wow, great work in getting such a nicely-formed and browned pi(e).

L