Grandma Megs Raisin Pie Food

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 MEG'S RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in water and corn syrup until blended. Add raisins. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice and butter (filling will be thin). , Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom pastry; trim even with edge of plate. Add filling. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in top., Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°; bake 30 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

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.

GRANDMA'S EGG CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Mix together eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Stir well. Blend in the scalded milk. For more yellow color, add a few drops yellow food coloring.
• Brush inside bottom and sides of pie crust with egg white to help prevent a soggy crust. Pour custard mixture into piecrust. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean. (Please adjust according to your oven) Cool on rack.

OUR RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*.
• Line 9" pie plate with pastry; set aside.
• In microwave proof bowl, mix raisins, brown sugar and flour; stir in orange juice, water and salt.
• Microwave 8 minutes on High, stirring every 2 minutes.
• Remove from oven and add vanilla.
• Let cool. Spoon cooled mixture in pie shell.
• Cover with pastry.
• Crimp edges to seal and slash top to let steam escape during baking.
• Bake 15 minutes at 400*, reduce heat to 350* and bake another 45 minutes.
• Serve warm.
• Tip:.
• Good served ice cream.

GRANNIE'S OATMEAL RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375*
• 2. Mix together well, beaten eggs, sugar, oats, cinnamon, and melted butter
• 3. Fold in softened raisins and nuts.
• 4. Pour into pie shell, and bake 30 minutes... Enjoy!! (GREAT served with vanilla ice cream)

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 MEG'S RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in water, corn syrup and raisins. Cook and stir until bubbly; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice and butter. Pour filling into a pastry-lined pie plate. (Filling will be thin.) Cover with the top crust; seal and flute edges. Cut slits in the top. Bake at 425 degrees F for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 375 degrees F; bake 20 minutes more or until crust is golden. Serve with whipped cream if desired.