When I bake fruit filled pies such as Blueberry, after adding the top crust as well as cutting slits in the top crust, I take a piece of tube type pasta and insert it in the center of my pie crust. This will let the steam out and keep the filling in the pie.,
Source: My Mom
By Irishwitch from Aurora, CO
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Cut drinking straws into short lengths and insert into pie slits to let steam and juices to escape and reduce overflow.
Does anyone have any recipes for fried pies? My husband's grandmother used to make apricot fried pies in a cast iron frying pan. I imagine they can be made from any fruits.
