In a deep cast-iron or electric skillet ... Can you use store-bought pie dough for fried apple pies? Yes, but you will get a different texture. This is more of a fried dough than a pie crust.

We're not sure who's chained to the stove at BJ's, but whoever that poor schlub is, he's baking up the best durn deep dish apple pies in the Valley. You've heard of individual pizzas, right?