Light Rum Raisin Pie Recipes

OLD FASHIONED RAISIN PIE I

Steps:

• Combine raisins and water in a small saucepan. Boil 5 minutes. Blend brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and salt together; add to hot raisins. Cook and stir until syrup is clear. Remove from heat, and stir in vinegar and butter or margarine. Cool slightly.
• Turn filling into a pastry lined pan. Cover with top crust. Seal edges, and cut slits in the top crust.
• Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes.

RUM RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Soak the raisins in the rum for a couple of hours or overnight. Cover with plastic wrap and toss the raisins in the rum several times while soaking.
• Add the soaked raisins to a pot with the 1 cup water. (If not using the rum use 1 1/2 cups water, there is no need to pre-soak the raisins in water but you can if they are particularly dry. See note below)
• Slowly simmer for 5 minutes over low heat.
• In a separate saucepan combine the brown sugar, flour, milk, butter, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Cook this mixture over medium low heat until it thickens, stirring constantly. (see video)
• When thickened, add the raisin mixture & vanilla. You can add a couple of extra tablespoons of rum at this point if you like.
• Cook for another minute or two over low heat, then set aside to cool completely.
• Using a food processor or a pastry blender cut cold butter into flour, brown sugar and salt until mixture resembles a coarse meal. Small pieces of butter should still be visible.
• Pour the vinegar into ice cold water then pour over the mixture and work in by tossing with a fork until dough begins to form. Use your hands as little as possible and work the dough as little as possible.
• Divide dough into 2 balls, flatten into 2 rounds, wrap in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to rest for a minimum of 20 minutes. You can make your dough the previous day but make sure you take it out of the fridge for 10 minutes to warm slightly before rolling out.
• Roll the dough into a 12 inch round and place in the bottom of a 9 inch pie plate. Push the dough into the corners and ensure that it is not stretched at all or it will shrink from the edge. Trim dough to edge of plate.
• Pour filling into the bottom crust.
• Roll the remaining dough round into 12 inch square-ish shape and cut that into 8 equal strips for the lattice crust top.
• Add the lattice top and tuck the ends of the dough under the edge of the bottom crust. Crimp edges. Lightly brush with an egg wash if you like. I did.
• Chill the pie in the fridge for about 20 minutes to a half hour before placing it in a preheated 375 degree F oven.
• Bake for 45 minutes at that temperature. (Cover the edges of the pie with strips of aluminum foil to prevent them from burning if they are getting too brown. You can decrease the oven earlier if they brown quickly too.)
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees F and bake for an additional 15 minutes or so or until the top crust is a nice golden brown.
• Allow to cool on a wire rack at room temperature for at least a couple of hours before serving.
• NOTE: If your lattice crust begins to get too brown after you have covered the edges with aluminum foil but before the filling is bubbling, you can place a sheet of aluminum foil over the top during the last of the baking time if needed.

RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Combine dark and golden raisins in a large bowl, cover with boiling water, and let soak for 15 minutes. Drain in a colander, discarding water, and return raisins to bowl. Add sugar, flour, lemon zest, and lemon juice to the raisins. Mix thoroughly, and set the pie aside to thicken for about 10 minutes.
• On a lightly floured work surface, roll out half of the pate brisee to a 1/8-inch thickness, and drape over a 9-inch pie pan. The dough should just fit to the lip of the pan, with no overhang. Roll out remaining half pate brisee to a 1/8-inch thickness. Using a ruler, measure a 9-inch circle in center, marking lightly without cutting through dough. With a round 1/4-inch pastry tip (number 4 tip) or a straw, punch holes in dough making 10 to 12 rows. Work quickly, so dough remains cold and holes punch through easily.
• Fill the prepared pie pan with the raisin mixture. With a pastry brush, gently brush the dough edges with cool water, and top with perforated dough, making sure it is centered. With scissors, trim excess dough so that it creates an overhang of 1/2 inch. Tuck the dough overhang under itself to sit just on top of rim. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Heat the oven to 425 degrees. In a small bowl, combine egg yolk and cream to make a glaze. Brush pie sparingly with the glaze.
• Place pie on a baking sheet and transfer to oven. Bake for 20 minutes, reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees. and bake 35 to 40 minutes more. If pie starts to get too brown, drape a piece of aluminum foil over top. Remove from oven to wire rack, and let cool.

RUM-RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Turn out pate brisee onto a lightly floured work surface. Roll out to a 12-inch round, a bit less than 1/4 inch thick; fit into a 9-inch glass pie plate. Crimp edges as desired. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line shell with parchment paper, leaving a 1-inch overhang. Fill with pie weights. Bake until edge of crust begins to turn golden, about 15 minutes. Remove parchment and weights. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees. Bake until pale golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
• Bring 3 cups cream almost to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Meanwhile, whisk together granulated sugar, eggs, egg yolks, and salt in a medium bowl. Slowly pour in hot cream, whisking constantly until combined; return cream mixture to saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until mixture is thick enough to coat back of spoon and hold a line when you drag a finger through it, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in rum. Remove from heat; set aside.
• Separate any raisins that are stuck together. Arrange raisins in an even layer on bottom of cooled crust. Carefully pour in hot custard. Bake until center is set, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
• Before serving, put remaining 2/3 cup cream and the confectioners' sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Serve pie with whipped cream.

SOUR CREAM RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bring a kettle of water to a boil.
• Place the raisins and vanilla in a small bowl. Pour the boiling water just over the top of the raisins. Allow to sit for 10-15 minutes.
• Place pie shell in the heated oven and cook for 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl whisk together the brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, salt, sour cream, eggs, and lemon juice, until fully combined.
• Drain the raisins and combine with the pie filling, mixing with a large spoon to incorporate.
• Spoon the filling into the pre-baked pie crust. Place the pie on a baking sheet, and into the oven. Bake for 35-40 minutes until the pie begins to brown slightly. Note: the pie filling will puff up above the pie crust while baking but will settle into a perfect custard when cooled.
• Allow pie to cool on a cooling rack until room temperature. Serve at room temperature or chilled. If desired, add whipped cream prior to serving.

RUM-RAISIN PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. , Place raisins and rum in a small bowl. Cover with boiling water; let stand for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the eggs, brown sugar, flour, salt and spices. Stir in pumpkin and raisin mixture. Gradually add milk. Pour into crust., Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean (cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes if necessary to prevent overbrowning), 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

RUM RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cornstarch. Set aside.
• In a saucepan, bring the orange juice, rum, and raisins to a boil. Simmer gently for about 10 minutes or until the raisins are properly hydrated. Add the brown sugar mixture and bring to a boil while stirring. Simmer for 1 minute and pour into a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface of the mixture. Let cool.
• With the rack in the lowest position, preheat the oven to 200 °C (400 °F).
• Line a 23-cm (9-inch) pie plate with one pastry. Spoon the filling in the pie and brush the edges of the dough with milk. Top with the second pastry. Make an incision in the center. Remove any excess dough. Tightly seal the edges by crimping the dough with a fork or your fingers. Brush with milk.
• Bake for about 40 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Serve warm or cold.
• Tips: If you prefer this pie without alcohol, replace the rum with water.
• Freezes well when baked.

MINI APPLE,RUM AND RAISIN PIES

Steps:

• For the pastry, Combine the flour,sugar and butter together. Rub with your fingetips until breadcrumbs and then add the egg. Using a knife bind it all together, then using your hands shape into a ball. Place in fridge to chill for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, Place the raisins and rum into a bowl and leave to soak for about 5 minutes. Add the apple, sugar and spices to a seperate bowl and after soaking add the raisins, using your hands mixed it all together. Put to one side for now.
• Once chilled, take the pastry out of the fridge and roll out just a tiny bit thinner than a 1 pound coin ( if too thin it will go soggy and leak through at the bottom). Using a cutter cut out the circles just bigger than the cupcake cases and place carefully in the case leaving a slight over hang around the edges. Take a tbsp of the mixer making sure there is equal amounts of raisin and apple in each, place in each case. Leaving the liquid in the bowl. Don't worry if there's left overs as this is what will make the sauce.
• Re-roll the pastry and cut out slighter smaller circles with a cutter, for the lids. Place ontop of the pie mixtures folding the overhanging pastry over the top and sealing with fingers. Make sure there are no holes. For the sauce add the left over mixture to a seperate pan and spread evenly.
• Pierce each pie with a knife in the middle and sprinkle for a bit of extra sugar. Cook them on 180C/356F for 25-30mins on the middle shelf until a crisp golden brown( after 13 minutes place the left over mixture on the shelf below) place the pies on wrack to cool slighty. Quickly place the mixture into a bowl leaving any juice, and put the rum into the pan along with the water and using scraper or spatula scrape the remains off the bottom. Pour into the bowl and place in microwave for 30 seconds. Serve with pies.
• You could even have icecream or custard too.