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- From: plgold@ix.netcom.com (Pat Gold)
- Subject: Raisin Pie
- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 1995 16:36:50 +0000
- Message-ID: <9503041440.ad26878@dispatch.demon.co.uk>
-
- Whenever I can't find a recipe for something I pull out my trusty James
- Beard cookbooks and am rarely disappointed. Here are two Raisin Pie
- recipes which I think may be what you are looking for. They are both
- from his American Cookery.
-
- Mock Mincemeat Pie
-
- "There are many variations of this theme, imitating the pie that in
- former days begain with the simmering of a piece of venison, neck of
- beef, or beef tongue. This is a rich pie, but does not require the long
- simmering of a true mincemeat filling."
-
- 1 1/2 cups seedless or seeded raisins
- 1/3 cup dry sherry or brandy or rum
- 3 cups finely chopped apple
- 1/2 medium-size orange ground with peel
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon mace
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- Pastry for two double-crust 8-inch pies or one double-crust 10-inch pie
- 1/2 cup melted butter
-
- Put the raisins in a mixing bowl and add the sherry or brandy, letting
- the fruit soak up the liquor while you prepare the crust and peel the
- apples. Add all the ingredients for the filling. If using two pie
- pans, line with pastry, trim, and moisten the edges. Divide the filling
- into the pans and pour half the butter in each. Top with pastry, trim,
- crimp the edges, and cut slits in the top of the crust to allow steam to
- escape. If using one large pie pan, it should be about 2 inches deep.
- Bake at 450 degrees 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake
- 8- inch pies about 25 minutes longer and 10-inch pies about 35 minutes.
- Serve warm in small pieces with a sauce flavored with brandy, rum,
- sherry, or lemon.
-
- Note: This pie may also be made with a lattice crust.
-
-
- Raisin Pie
-
- "Called "funeral pie" in some parts of the United States. Why, I'm not
- sure. Almost invariably made with a cooked filling between two crusts,
- the recipe turns up occasionally as an open-face pie with meringue
- topping."
-
- Pastry for two-crust 8 or 9 inch pie
- 1 1/2 cups raisins
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup white or brown sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon mixed cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons butter
-
- Simmer the raisins in the water about 5 minutes, or until they begin to
- plump. Mix the flour, salt, and sugar, and slowly stir in some of the
- hot liquid in which the raisins have cooked. When well combined, turn
- into the raisins and liquid and cook and stir until thickened. Remove
- from the heat, let cool a few minutes, and add the remaining
- ingredients. Cool to room temperature. Trun into a pastry- lined pan,
- trim and moisten the pastry edge, and top with pastry. Trim and crimp
- the edges and cut slits in the top. Bake at 450 degrees 15 minutes,
- then reduce to 350 degrees and bake aobut 25 minutes more, or until the
- pastry is nicely browned.
-
- Serve hot, warm, or cold. If served hot or warm the pie is sometimes
- topped with
- a slab of aged Cheddar cheese, or accompanied by a rum, sherry, or lemon
- sauce. Serve cold with ice cream or with these.
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