Raisin Pie Recipes

OLD FASHIONED RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Divide the pastry almost in half and roll out the larger half, on a lightly floured surface, to a 13-inch circle. Line a 9-inch pie plate with the pastry and trim the pastry 1/2 inch beyond the rim of the pie plate. Combine the raisins, brown sugar, corn starch and drink mix in a 3-quart saucepan.
• Stir in the water and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture boils and thickens.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the walnuts.
• Turn the mixture into the pastry-lined pie plate and dot with the butter.
• Roll out the remaining pastry to an 11-inch circle. Place the top crust over filling and trim the edge to 1-inch beyond the rim.
• Fold the top crust under the bottom crust and form a ridge. Flute the edge and cut steam vents in the top crust. Bake in a preheated 400 degree F.
• oven for 30 minutes or until the crust is a golden brown and the filling is bubbly.
• Cool on a wire rack.

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.

GRANDMA FRIENDSHIP'S RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured work surface, roll 1 piece of pie crust into a 12-inch round. With a dry pastry brush, sweep off the excess flour; fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate, pressing it into the edges. Cover with plastic wrap; chill pie shell until firm, about 30 minutes.
• In a medium saucepan, mix together raisins, water, cornstarch, sugar, vinegar, salt, cinnamon, and butter. Bring to a gentle boil over medium-high heat. Let boil until very thick, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Pour raisin mixture into pie shell. On a lightly floured work surface, roll remaining piece of pie crust into a 12-inch round. Using a 1 1/4-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 8 decorative heart shapes in a circular pattern, from center of the top crust. Lay over raisin mixture. Trim top and bottom edges, leaving a 1-inch overhang; press lightly to seal, then fold under and press again. Crimp edges as desired.
• In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolk, milk, and salt. Brush egg mixture over crust and place pie on a rimmed baking sheet. Transfer to oven and bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

OLD-FASHIONED RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat eggs. Add sour cream. Stir in raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Place bottom pastry in a pie plate; pour in filling. Top with a lattice crust. , Bake at 450° for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350°; bake until filling is set, about 25 minutes longer. If desired, sprinkle with nutmeg.

OLD FASHIONED RAISIN PIE II

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan combine 2 cups water, raisins, sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
• While raisin mixture is simmering, dissolve cornstarch in 1/4 cup water. Stir cornstarch mixture into raisins and boil one minute. Remove from heat.
• Stir lemon juice into raisin filling. Pour mixture into baked pie shell. Chill before serving.

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.

SIMPLE RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (225 degrees C).
• In a large saucepan, combine water, sugar, flour, salt, vanilla, butter or margarine, and lemon juice. Mix well, then stir in raisins. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
• Pour raisin mixture into pastry-lined pie pan. Cover with second pastry. Seal edges and cut steam vents in top.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, then lower the heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes.

RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a saucepan, stir together sugar and flour. Add water and mix well. Stir in raisins, salt and cinnamon; cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more. Remove from heat and stir in butter. Pour into a pastry-lined 9-inch pie plate. Top with lattice crust, or cover with top crust and cut slits for steam to escape. Bake until crust is golden brown, about 45 minutes.

SPECIAL RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine raisins and water. Bring to a boil; cook 2 minutes. Add sugars and salt; cook until sugars are dissolved. Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; gradually stir into the pan. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Remove from the heat; stir in the juices, zests and extract., Roll out half of the pie dough to fit a 9-in. pie plate; transfer to pie plate. Fill with raisin mixture. Dot with butter., Roll out remaining dough; make a lattice crust. Trim, seal and flute edge. Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, covering edge with foil during the last 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

RAISIN PIE I

Steps:

• Combine 3/4 cup white sugar, cornstarch, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a saucepan. Stir in sour cream and lemon juice. Add the raisins. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until thick. Remove from heat.
• Stir a small amount of the hot mixture into the egg yolks, and then return this to the hot mixture. Cook and stir for one minute. Cool filling to lukewarm, and then add the nuts. Pour into the cooled pie shell.
• Beat egg whites with cream of tartar to soft peaks. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar; beat until stiff peaks form, and all the sugar is dissolved. Spread meringue on pie, carefully sealing to the edges.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes.

GOLDEN OLDIE OLD FASHIONED RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Wash raisins in cool water and drain. Place raisins and boiling water in a saucepan and cook until raisins plump.
• Blend brown sugar with flour and add to the raisin mixture. Cook over low heat until thickened, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
• Add lemon rind, lemon juice and pinch of salt. Cool. Stir.
• Line deep nine-inch pie plate with pastry.
• Brush bottom of pastry with beaten egg white (keeps bottom of pie from getting soggy).
• Pour in cooled filling.
• Add top crust and seal edges.
• Make several steam vents with a knife in the top pastry.
• Decorate top of pie with pastry cut outs, using cookie cutters for shapes, if desired.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Bake pie 40 to 50 minutes until nicely browned.

MOM'S EASY RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine raisins and water in a small saucepan. Boil for 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. Cool slightly.
• Pour raisin filling into a pastry lined pan. Cover with top crust. Seal edges, and cut slits in the top crust.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.

GRANDMA FRIENDSHIP'S RAISIN PIE (CANADIAN)

Steps:

• STEP 1 On a lightly floured work surface, roll 1 piece of pie crust into a 12-inch round. With a dry pastry brush, sweep off the excess flour; fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate, pressing it into the edges. Cover with plastic wrap; chill pie shell until firm, about 30 minutes. STEP 2 In a medium saucepan, mix together raisins, water, cornstarch, sugar, vinegar, salt, cinnamon, and butter. Bring to a gentle boil over medium-high heat. Let boil until very thick, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. STEP 3 Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Pour raisin mixture into pie shell. On a lightly floured work surface, roll remaining piece of pie crust into a 12-inch round. Using a 1 1/4-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 8 decorative heart shapes in a circular pattern, from center of the top crust. Lay over raisin mixture. Trim top and bottom edges, leaving a 1-inch overhang; press lightly to seal, then fold under and press again. Crimp edges as desired. STEP 4 In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolk, milk, and salt. Brush egg mixture over crust and place pie on a rimmed baking sheet. Transfer to oven and bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes (or cook for 20 minutes at 425 and turn down to 375 for 30-40 minutes). Preferably the 450 though.