My Mamas Raisin Cream Pie Recipes

SPECIAL RAISIN CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Combine raisins, white sugar, spices, sour cream, eggs, and butter or margarine in saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil, and reduce heat. Cook until thick, stirring constantly. Set aside to cool.
• Blend cream cheese and confectioners' sugar together. Fold in 2 cups whipped topping.
• Spread half of cream cheese mixture on bottom of baked and cooled pie shell. Cover with cooled raisin mixture, and top with remaining cream cheese mixture. Spread additional whipped topping on top of pie. Refrigerate.

GRANDMA'S SOUR CREAM RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, place raisins and enough water to cover; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; set aside. , In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, salt, cloves and cinnamon. Stir in sour cream and milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir for 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat., Drain raisins, reserving 1/2 cup liquid. Gently stir liquid into filling. Add raisins, and nuts if desired. Pour into pie shell. , For meringue, in a small bowl, beat egg whites and salt on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Spread over hot filling, sealing edge to crust. , Bake at 350° for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour; refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

MY MAMA'S RAISIN CREAM PIE

Steps:

• 1. Filling directions: Bring raisins and water to a boil and simmer for five minutes.
• 2. In another medium saucepan, combine the milk, egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch and salt and mix well. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat, and whisk until thickened. Stir in the raisins and the vanilla extract.
• 3. Pour the filling into the pie shell and top with meringue while still hot.
• 4. Meringue directions: Cook first three ingredients until clear. Add dash of salt to egg whites and beat until stiff. Slowly pour cooked mixture while still beating and add 6 tablespoons sugar.
• 5. Bake at 325° for 20 to 25 minutes.

SOUR CREAM RAISIN PIE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F ( 190 degrees C).
• Roll out the pastry for the shell, and fit into a 10 inch pan. Sprinkle the raisins over the bottom of the crust.
• Combine the egg yolks, egg, sour cream, syrup, sugar, nutmeg, vanilla, and flour in a bowl. Mix just until blended, not too much. Pour filling into the shell. Sprinkle a little more nutmeg on top. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool, and then chill the pie.

RAISIN CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Add raisins to water in saucepan and simmer 5 minutes.
• Beat egg yolks, sugar, vinegar and flour until light and creamy.
• Slowly add to raisins.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until filling is thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, stir in butter and cool until lukewarm.
• Pour raisin mixture into pie shell and top with meringue.
• Perfect Meringue.
• Have egg whites at room temperature to obtain greatest volume. Place in medium bowl with cream of tartar, salt and vanilla.
• Beat with electric or hand beater, at medium speed, until entire mixture is frothy.
• Do not beat until eggs stiffen.
• Add sugar, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Do not under beat. Beat until sugar dissolves to help prevent beading.
• To test, rub some of meringue between your fingers to see if it is still grainy.
• (The grains are undissolved sugar) Continue to beat until stiff, pointed peaks for when beater is slowly lifted.
• Place spoonfuls of meringue around edge of pie filling, spreading it so it touches inter edge of crust to seal all around.
• This prevents shrinkage. Pile remainder of meringue in center of pie and spread to meet meringue around the edge. If filling is not covered completely, the oven heat may cause it to weep.
• Lift up meringue over pie in points with back of teaspoon.
• Bake in moderate oven (350 F) 12 to 15 minutes, or until meringue peaks are golden brown.
• Too long baking may cause weeping.
• Cool gradually away from drafts.

SOUR CREAM RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 °F.
• Place the raisins into a glass 4 cup capacity microwave safe measuring cup. Add in enough water to cover them with an inch of water. Microwave on high, stirring every minute, until the raisins have plumped up. Drain and set the raisins to the side.
• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt. Stir in the sour cream and cream, whisking the mixture until smooth.
• Cook the mixture, stirring constantly, over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Turn down the heat to medium and cook for another 2-3 minutes, stirring continously, then remove from the heat.
• Temper the eggs by rapidly stirring a small amount of the hot filling into the beaten egg yolks. Once done, beat the egg mixture into the pot, stirring constantly.
• Place back on the burner and bring to a gentle boil, stirring constantly, and cook for 2 minutes, until nice and thickened. Remove from the heat.
• Stir in the raisins then pour into the pie shell.
• For the meringue, in a medium bowl beat the egg whites, cream of tartar and salt on medium speed until soft peaks form.
• Gradually beat in the brown sugar on high until stiff peaks form.
• Spread the meringue in an even layer over the hot filling, sealing the edge to the crust to prevent a soggy meringue later.
• Bake the pie in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until the meringue is a deep golden brown.
• Remove and cool on a wire rack for an hour, then place into the refrigerator for 2 hours before serving.
• Slice and serve.