What a treat to have this recipe from Holly Hollman.  Holly is a Spirit of Athens board member and Grant Coordinator/Communications Specialist for the City of Athens.  This is her mother's recipe for fried pies.  Enjoy!!

Momma Shirley’s Chocolate Fried Pies

By Shirley Hollman, St. Joseph, Tenn.

Chocolate Filling

1 ¼ Cup Sugar

1 Cup Milk

½ Cup Plain Flour

4 TB Butter

1 TB Cocoa

1 Tsp Vanilla

Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan and cook until bubbly. Let cool.

Crust

Momma Shirley prefers using Texas Butter-Me Not Biscuits if you can find them. If not, use a butter flavor biscuit dough.

Roll out the dough and using a saucer, cut the dough into circles. Place chocolate filling in the center of the circles. Fold each circle in half and use a fork to mash the edges of the dough together. Fry in oil until golden brown.

YUM!!