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- From: Charlotte Heath <dtcheat@gatekeeper.ddp.state.me.us>
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: COLLECTION: Raisin Pie
- Date: 18 Mar 1995 05:11:23 -0700
- Organization: state.me.us
- Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9503161133.A25153-0100000@gatekeeper.ddp.state.me.us>
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- My grandfather used to love raisin pie, but I could not find the recipe
- in the collection that my grandmother had given me. These recipes came
- from Better Homes and Gardens and Betty Crocker, and sound very similar
- to what I remember.
-
- Raisin Crisscross Pie - Better Homes and Gardens
-
- 1 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
- 2 Tbsp. Corn Starch
- 2 Cups Raisins
- 1/2 Tsp Finely Shredded Orange Peel
- 1/2 Cup Orange Juice
- 1/2 Tsp Finely Shredded Lemon Peel
- 2 Tbsp. Lemon Juice
- 1 1/3 Cups Cold Water
- 1/2 Cup Chopped Walnuts
- Pastry for Lattice Top Pie
-
- In a sauce pan, combine brown sugar and corn starch. Stir in raisins,
- orange peel, orange juice, lemon peel, lemon juice, and water. Cook and
- stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute
- more. remove from heat, stir in walnuts. Fill a pastry-lined 9 inch pie
- plate with raisin mixture. Adjust lattice crust; flute edge. Cover edge
- of pie with foil. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake
- about 20 more minutes or until crust is golden. Makes 8 servings.
-
-
- Pastry for Lattice Top Pie
-
- 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 2/3 Cup Shortening
- 6 to 7 Tbsp. Cold Water
-
- In a mixing bowl stir together flour and salt. Cut in shortening until
- pieces are the size of small peas. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of water over
- part of the mixture, gently toss with a fork. Push to side of bowl.
- Repeat until all is moistened. Form dough into a ball. Divide dough in
- half. Take half, on a lightly floured surface, flatten dough with
- hands. Roll dough from center to edge, forming a circle about 12 inches
- in diameter. Wrap pastry around rolling pin. Unroll onto a 9 inch pie
- plate. Ease pastry into pie plate, being careful not to stretch pastry.
- Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie. When pie shell is full with
- filling, roll out other half of pie pastry. Cut pastry into 1/2 inch
- wide strips. Weave strips on top of filling to make a lattice crust.
- Press ends of strips into rim of crust. Fold bottom pastry over the
- lattice strips, seal and flute. Bake as directed in individual recipe.
-
-
- Raisin Sour Cream Pie - Betty Crocker
-
- 9 inch baked pie shell
- - follow directions for pie pastry above, except
- use 1 1/4 Cups Flour, 1/2 Tsp Salt, 1/3 Cup Shortening, 3 to 4 Tbsp. Cold
- Water - When shell is rolled out and placed in pie plate, flute edges,
- and prick the shell (bottom and sides) with the tines of a fork. Bake at
- 450 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden. Cool (leave in pie plate)
- on a wire rack.
-
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. Cornstarch
- 1 Cup plus 2 Tbsp. Sugar
- 3/4 Tsp Ground Nutmeg
- 1/4 Tsp Salt
- 1 1/2 Cups Sour Cream
- 1 1/2 Cups Raisins
- 1 Tbsp. Lemon Juice
- 3 Egg Yolks - Save whites for Meringue
- Brown Sugar Meringue
-
- Mix corn starch, sugar, nutmeg, and salt in a 2 quart saucepan. Stir in
- sour cream. Stir in raisins, lemon juice, and egg yolks. Cook over
- medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil
- and stir 1 minute. Pour into baked pie shell. Prepare meringue
- 3 Egg Whites
- 1/4 Tsp Cream of Tartar
- 6 Tbsp. Packed Brown Sugar
- 1/2 Tsp Vanilla
- Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in a 2 1/2 quart bowl until foamy.
- Beat in sugar, 1 Tbsp. at a time; continue beating until stiff and
- glossy. Do not underbeat. Beat in vanilla.
-
- Spread meringue over filling, carefully sealing meringue to edge of
- crust to prevent shrinkage or weeping. Bake at 400 degrees until delicate
- brown, about 10 minutes. Refrigerate any remaining pie immediately. 8
- servings, 515 calories per serving.
-
- Greetings from me.... Charlotte M. Heath
- dtcheat@state.me.us
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