Filled turnovers

  • Average
  • Average budget

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • any pie filling
  • milk

Preparation

Step 1

Mix thoroughly the shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla.

Step 2

Blend into sugar mix: flour, salt, and baking soda.

Step 3

Chill dough for one hour or more.

Step 4

When ready, pre-heat oven to 400. Roll dough to 1/16 inch thick and cut into 3 inch circles.

Step 5

Spoon about filling onto half of each circle. Fold dough over and press edges together to seal.

Step 6

Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush tops with milk and sprinkle with sugar. bake 8-10 minutes or until very light brown.

This is a sweet dough that can be filled with almost anything.