Grandma Meg’s Raisin Pie

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Makes

8 servings

Updated: Apr. 13, 2023
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!

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
  • Dough for a double-crust pie

Directions

  1. 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).
  2. On a lightly floured surface, roll half the dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim even with rim. Add filling. Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top.
  3. 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.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 477 calories, 16g fat (7g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 328mg sodium, 84g carbohydrate (45g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.