Apricot Raisin Sour Cream Pie Food

EASY SOUR CREAM RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.)
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, sour cream, sugar, vanilla, salt and nutmeg. Beat until smooth. stir in raisins. Pour filling into pie crust.
• Bake in the lower half of preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until filling is set. Allow to cool before serving.

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.

OLD FASHIONED APRICOT RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• 1. Roll half of the pie pastry to 1/8 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Place in a 10-inch pie plate. Set aside.
• 2. Drain the apricots, reserving 1 1/2 cups syrup. Set the apricots aside.
• 3. Combine the reserved syrup and cornstarch in a medium saucepan, stir well Stir in raisins, sugar, and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thickened and bubbly. Remove from the heat; add lemon rind, lemon juice, and butter, stirring until the butter melts. Add the reserved apricots and pecans; stir well. Pour filling mixture into the pastry shell.
• 4. Roll the remaining half of the pie dough to 1/8 inch thickness; cut into 1/2 inch strips. Arrange the pastry strips in lattice design over the apricot mixture. Trim off the excess pastry along the edges. Fold the edges under, and crimp.
• 5. Bake at 350° for 50 to 60 minutes or until golden. Cool on a wire rack.

APRICOT RAISIN PIE WITH STEVIA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Whisk together the powdered milk, cornstarch, stevia powder, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl; set aside.
• Place apricots, raisins, and water in a small saucepan over medium heat, and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the powdered milk mixture, and cook, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in white vinegar and butter. Allow to cool for 15 minutes.
• Turn the filling into a pastry lined pie pan. Cover with top crust. Seal edges, and cut slits in the top crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool before slicing.

APRICOT SOUR CREAM PIE

Steps:

• For the dough: Cut butter into cubes, combine all ingredients and use fingers to blend until mixture resembles coarse meal (can use a pastry knife also).
• Add 6 tbsp ice water, mix with fingers or large fork until dough just comes together.
• Turn it out onto a well-floured board.
• Form it into a disk with your hands and let sit for 15-30 minutes before rolling.
• Boil ~4 cups (just enough to cover the apricots), add the sugar and apricots. Blanch for 90 seconds (up to 5 minutes), then drain and set aside to cool.
• Blend together sour cream, 2 tbsp sugar, flour, salt, lemon juice, and vanilla.
• Separately beat the 3 egg whites until stiff and fold into sour cream filling.
• Then roll out and line 9" pie tin with dough and gently fill by layering apricots and filling.
• Brush any remaining exposed crust with the egg yolk.
• (Can make a top crust or lattice, if desired, by doubling dough recipe.).
• Bake st 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25-30 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED SOUR CREAM-RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400˚F. Fit piecrust into a 9-inch pie plate, pressing into bottom and up sides. Fold edges under, and crimp, if desired. Beat eggs in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until thick and light yellow, about 3 minutes. Stir in sugar, sour cream, raisins, pecans, and flour until combined. Pour mixture into piecrust.
• Bake on bottom rack of preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°F; bake until center is set, about 45 minutes more. Cool completely on a wire rack, about 1 hour.

APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Soak apricots in water for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until fluffy. Add sour cream; mix well. Combine dry ingredients; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Drain apricots, discarding liquid. Fold apricots, orange zest and nuts into batter. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.