Description
Grandma’s old fashioned raisin pie brings comfort straight from her farmhouse kitchen, warming your heart with each delicious forkful. This classic dessert connects generations through simple, honest ingredients that tell a story of love and tradition.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups raisins
- 1 cup brown sugar
- Dough for 2 pie crusts
Liquid Ingredients:
- 1⅓ cups water
- ½ cup orange juice
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
Supporting Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 1 egg white (beaten)
- 1–2 teaspoons granulated sugar
Instructions
- Whisk 1 cup brown sugar, 3 tbsp cornstarch, and 1⅓ cups water in a medium pot until your mixture becomes completely smooth.
- Add ½ cup orange juice, 1 tsp orange zest, 3 tbsp lemon juice, and 2 cups raisins to the pot. Simmer over medium heat until the liquid bubbles and thickens, about 5-7 minutes.
- Cook the filling for an additional 1 minute, stirring constantly to prevent scorching.
- Remove the pot from heat and fold in ½ cup chopped walnuts. Let the mixture cool to room temperature, which takes approximately 30 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 400°F and position a rack in the center.
- Roll out the bottom pie crust and drape it into a 9-inch pie plate, letting edges hang slightly over the rim.
- Pour the completely cooled raisin filling into the prepared bottom crust, spreading it evenly.
- Cover the filling with the second pie crust, trimming and crimping the edges to seal. Cut 4-5 small vents on top for steam to escape.
- Brush the entire top crust with 1 beaten egg white and sprinkle 1-2 tsp granulated sugar over the surface.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, tenting with aluminum foil after 25 minutes if the crust browns too quickly.
- Transfer the pie to a wire rack and allow it to cool for at least 1 hour before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Toast the walnuts lightly before adding to the filling for a deeper, richer nutty flavor that enhances the sweetness of the raisins.
- Soak raisins in hot water for 10 minutes before cooking to plump them up and make them more tender in the pie filling.
- For a gluten-free version, swap the traditional pie crust with a gluten-free pastry dough made from almond or coconut flour.
- If the pie crust edges brown too quickly, cover them with aluminum foil strips to prevent burning while ensuring the center cooks evenly.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Pies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 296
- Sugar: 39 g
- Sodium: 65 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 58 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg