My Mamas Raisin Cream Pie Food

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.

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.

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.

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.

RUM AND RAISIN CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Soften raisins in water.
• Once softened, drain and discard water.
• Whip the cream until stiff then fold in caramel, vanilla and rum.
• Spread 1/2 the cream mixture over the cookie pie crust.
• Sprinkle 1/2 raisins over the cream.
• Repeat the layers.
• Refrigerate overnight.

SOUR CREAM RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• In a small covered sauce pan, cook raisins with water until liquid is absorbed, about five minutes. Allow to cool. Combine sugar and flour.
• Add beaten egg yolks, sour cream, cinnamon and vanilla. Cook in a double boiler until mixture begins to thickened. Mix in raisins, and pour into prebaked pie crust. Spread with meringue.
• MERINGUE:
• 3 egg whites
• 4 tablespoons sugar.
• Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry, in the clean bowl of an electric mixer, gradually adding in sugar. Spread meringue on top of raisin filling. Sprinkle lightly with sugar. Bake at 350°F until meringue is lightly golden (about 12 minutes). Makes two 8 inch pies. Serve at room temperature with whipped cream on top if you like.
• Or you can use this topping:.
• WHIPPED CREAM TOPPING -.
• 1 cup heavy cream.
• 1/4 cup sugar.
• 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Whip cream until almost stiff. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until cream holds peaks. Spread over top of cooled pie.

EASY SOUR CREAM RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom pastry; trim even with edge of plate. In a small bowl, beat eggs on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the sour cream, sugar, vinegar, cinnamon, cloves and salt and mix well. Stir in raisins. Pour into pastry shell. , Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie. Place over filling; trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry., Cover edges loosely with foil. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° and remove foil. Bake 40-45 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.