Grandma's Raisin Pie - Mike and Barb Oliver

Filling

  • Add 2 cups raisins  
  • Add 2 cups water  

Cook over medium heat for five minutes   

Mix together:

  • 4 Tbsp brown sugar  
  • 3 Tbsp sugar  
  • 2 Tbsp flour  
  • 1 Tsp cinnamon  
  1. Add to the cooked raisins from above and stir until the syrup is clear.
  2. Let it cool slightly and then pour into a 9-inch pie shell.   
  3. Dot with butter  
  4. Top with lattice or full-crust  
  5. Top again lightly with butter, cinnamon, and sugar.  

Crust

Mix together: 

  • ½ cup oil (Canola or oil of your choice) 
  • ¼ cup water  
  • 2 cups flour  
  • Salt to taste  
  • Form 2 balls, one for the bottom crust and one for the top. Roll out on a floured board.  

Bake in the oven at 350-400 degrees for 30 minutes. 

For an alternative taste, Barbra Oliver mentioned she sometimes adds cooked raisins to a can of apple pie filling for what she calls French Apple Pie.

 

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