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
Add to the cooked raisins from above and stir until the syrup is clear.
Let it cool slightly and then pour into a 9-inch pie shell.
Dot with butter
Top with lattice or full-crust
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.