Fried Apple pies (perfect for BBQS and Cookouts)

its sad summers coming to a end labor day was all about bbq and being american so i made an american pie fried style with apples, i got from my neighbor leah Leonard's Boyfriend Ike he has a apple, pear and squash garden and he currently works with leah at the hair cottage salon the pie turnover recipes goes to cilnton kelly of the chew and its a full credit so i hope you make this before fall, so heres a photo of the fried pies, if you want to make them healthy try baking at 375 degrees brush with egg wash and sugar before baking in the oven it will give it a nice golden touch not like we did today here so you will see the diffrence between fried and baked

Fried apple pies
Recipe courtesy of clinton kelly of the ABC's The Chew cooking show

• 2 tablespoon Butter
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 5 Granny Smith Apples (peeled and cut into 1/2" cubes)
• Juice and zest of 1 Lemon
• 1/8 cup All-Purpose Flour
• 1 package Pie Dough
• Vegetable Oil (for frying)

method
 In a sauté pan over medium heat, heat the butter until it foams and subsides, then add the apples, cinnamon,  sugar, lemon juice and zest, and flour, cooking until apples have broken down and softened. Set aside.
 On a floured surface, roll out the pie dough. Using a floured cookie cutter, cut out rounds of the dough. Preheat oil to 375F.  Spoon in 2 tablespoons of apple mixture. Fold into a half moon and crimp the dough closed. Drop mini pies into oil, cooking until pies are golden brown. Transfer to paper towel lined plate to drain and cool before serving.