Apple Raisin Cream Pie

Name: Apple Raisin Cream Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Desserts, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: Pastry for double-crust pie (10 inches); FILLING:; 7 to 8 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3/4 cup raisins; Dash salt, optional; 1 to 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 1 tablespoon butter; 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream

This is a super pie that my whole family likes, made from ingredients we usually have on hand—we keep one cow for our family milk supply, and she provides plenty of cream! We run 850 head of crossbred cattle on our ranch, and my husband, our two kids and I spend a lot of time on horseback working up hearty appetites! I enjoy baking and cooking special events. As president of our local CowBelle chapter, I do a lot of cooking with beef.

Ingredients

Pastry for double-crust pie (10 inches)
FILLING:
7 to 8 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup raisins
Dash salt, optional
1 to 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon butter
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

Make favorite pastry; line bottom of pie tin with one crust and set aside. Combine apple slices, sugar, flour, spices, raisins, salt and lemon zest; mix together well. Spoon filling into pastry-lined pan; dot with butter. Cover with top crust decorated with steam vents; seal edges. Cut a 1-in. circle from dough in center of top crust.
Bake at 400° for 40-45 minutes. Remove pie from oven; slowly pour cream into center hole of top crust. Return to oven; bake 5-10 minutes longer. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.(Refrigerate leftovers.)

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 552 calories, 24g fat (12g saturated fat), 44mg cholesterol, 225mg sodium, 83g carbohydrate (48g sugars, 3g fiber), 4g protein.

Originally published as Apple Raisin Cream Pie in Country Woman March/April 1987

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APAncaster

Feb 22, 2017

This is truly the best pie in the world. I've been making it since it won in Country Woman in 1990 or something like that... Unusual, and brilliant.