Grandma Meg's Raisin Pie Recipe

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Whenever I bake this pie, I think of the days of the Depression. Meat was hard to come by then, so Grandma Meg would tell my dad, "If you go hunt for a rabbit or peasant for Sunday dinner, I'll make a raisin pie." We had lot of wild game and raisin pies during those days!

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Grandma Meg's Raisin Pie Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 8 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
  • 1-1/2 cups raisins
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • Pastry for a double-crust pie (9 inches)

Directions

  • 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. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 477 calories, 16 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 15 mg cholesterol, 328 mg sodium, 84 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Grandma Meg's Raisin Pie in Reminisce May/June 1993, p49

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Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2009 by sandra7sopko

I have not made this recipe yet but plan to - are you sure grandpa was supposed to shoot a 'peasant'?

 
 
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