Peach Fried Pies with a Cinnamon Crust | Emerils.com

Ingredients

• FILLING:
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 cups fresh (or frozen and thawed) peach slices, peeled
• 4 whole cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• Vanilla bean ice cream, for serving
• CRUST:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting the work surface
• 3 tablespoons sugar, plus extra for sprinkling the pies
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons cream cheese, diced and chilled
• 9 tablespoons solid vegetable shortening, chilled, plus more for frying
• 4 to 6 tablespoons ice water