Amish fry pies are a portable dessert snack featuring a pie-like crust shaped like a crescent, stuffed with a variety of fresh fruit or frozen fillings, deep fried and topped off with a sweet glaze.

How about tackling a day in the kitchen, making fry pies? When my sister-in-law, Virginia, first mentioned the thought, it really seemed to be an excellent idea. Yet, to myself, I wondered how I could ...

The pecan layer is added about midway through baking. As the crust finishes, the candied pecan layer sets. Once the shell ...