Raisin Pie : COLLECTION

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.