Raisin Pie

Name: Raisin Pie
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups seedless sultana raisins; 1 1/2 cups water; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 2 tablespoons vinegar; 1/3 cup orange juice or 1 cup orange, chopped (without peel); 1 cup evaporated milk or 1 cup cream; to taste pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie

8 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups seedless sultana raisins
1 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons vinegar
1/3 cup orange juice or 1 cup orange, chopped (without peel)
1 cup evaporated milk or 1 cup cream
to taste pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie

Directions

1

Wash raisins, add the water and simmer for 10 minutes.
2

Add the brown sugar.
3

Moisten the cornstarch with vinegar and orange juice (and a little water if using a chopped orange). Stir into the raisin mixture and cook until thick.
4

Add the milk.
5

Roll out half the pastry to line an 8-inch pie plate. Fill with the raisin mixture. Cover with the other half of the pastry.
6

Make three or four slits in the top crust. Bake at 400 F for 35 to 45 minutes.