Chocolate Fried Pies

Ingredients: 

1/4 cup flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 cup milk

2 tbsp butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups baking mix

Directions:

1. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, salt, butter and 1/2 of the milk in a saucepan. Blend the ingredients together well. Bring to a low boil, stirring constantly. When the mixture begins to thicken (usually after a minute or two), remove it from the heat and stir in the vanilla. At this point the chocolate filling should be the consistency of cake frosting. Set filling aside.

2. Combine the baking mix and the remaining 1/2 cup milk. Knead the mixture into dough. Roll out the dough as flat as possible. Cut it into medium-sized circles. The best way to do this is to place a cereal bowl upside-down on the dough and trace the edges with a knife. This leaves you with a perfect circle. 

3. Heat 1/2 inch vegetable oil in the bottom of a frying pan. 

4. Add 1-2 tbsps of the chocolate filling mix in the center of each dough circle. Wet your fingers and pinch each circle shut around the edges. 

5. Fry the pies in the oil, two at a time for 1 min to 1 1/2 mins per side. Remove from the hot oil and place on a paper towel to drain. Top with powdered sugar if you wish.