My Mamas Raisin Cream Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Combine raisins, white sugar, spices, sour cream, eggs, and butter or margarine in saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil, and reduce heat. Cook until thick, stirring constantly. Set aside to cool.
• Blend cream cheese and confectioners' sugar together. Fold in 2 cups whipped topping.
• Spread half of cream cheese mixture on bottom of baked and cooled pie shell. Cover with cooled raisin mixture, and top with remaining cream cheese mixture. Spread additional whipped topping on top of pie. Refrigerate.

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• In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in water and corn syrup until blended. Add raisins. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice and butter (filling will be thin). , Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom pastry; trim even with edge of plate. Add filling. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in top., Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°; bake 30 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, place raisins and enough water to cover; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; set aside. , In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, salt, cloves and cinnamon. Stir in sour cream and milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir for 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat., Drain raisins, reserving 1/2 cup liquid. Gently stir liquid into filling. Add raisins, and nuts if desired. Pour into pie shell. , For meringue, in a small bowl, beat egg whites and salt on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Spread over hot filling, sealing edge to crust. , Bake at 350° for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour; refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Add raisins to water in saucepan and simmer 5 minutes.
• Beat egg yolks, sugar, vinegar and flour until light and creamy.
• Slowly add to raisins.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until filling is thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, stir in butter and cool until lukewarm.
• Pour raisin mixture into pie shell and top with meringue.
• Perfect Meringue.
• Have egg whites at room temperature to obtain greatest volume. Place in medium bowl with cream of tartar, salt and vanilla.
• Beat with electric or hand beater, at medium speed, until entire mixture is frothy.
• Do not beat until eggs stiffen.
• Add sugar, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Do not under beat. Beat until sugar dissolves to help prevent beading.
• To test, rub some of meringue between your fingers to see if it is still grainy.
• (The grains are undissolved sugar) Continue to beat until stiff, pointed peaks for when beater is slowly lifted.
• Place spoonfuls of meringue around edge of pie filling, spreading it so it touches inter edge of crust to seal all around.
• This prevents shrinkage. Pile remainder of meringue in center of pie and spread to meet meringue around the edge. If filling is not covered completely, the oven heat may cause it to weep.
• Lift up meringue over pie in points with back of teaspoon.
• Bake in moderate oven (350 F) 12 to 15 minutes, or until meringue peaks are golden brown.
• Too long baking may cause weeping.
• Cool gradually away from drafts.

Steps:

• Mix together filling ingredients and cook until thick.
• Pour into pre-baked pie shell -- that's it, no more cooking.
• Optionally you may top with meringue, lightly brown the meringue.

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• In a bowl, beat eggs. Add sour cream. Stir in raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Place bottom pastry in a pie plate; pour in filling. Top with a lattice crust. , Bake at 450° for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350°; bake until filling is set, about 25 minutes longer. If desired, sprinkle with nutmeg.

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom pastry; trim even with edge of plate. In a small bowl, beat eggs on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the sour cream, sugar, vinegar, cinnamon, cloves and salt and mix well. Stir in raisins. Pour into pastry shell. , Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie. Place over filling; trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry., Cover edges loosely with foil. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° and remove foil. Bake 40-45 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Combine raisins and water in a small saucepan. Boil 5 minutes. Blend brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and salt together; add to hot raisins. Cook and stir until syrup is clear. Remove from heat, and stir in vinegar and butter or margarine. Cool slightly.
• Turn filling into a pastry lined pan. Cover with top crust. Seal edges, and cut slits in the top crust.
• Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.)
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, sour cream, sugar, vanilla, salt and nutmeg. Beat until smooth. stir in raisins. Pour filling into pie crust.
• Bake in the lower half of preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until filling is set. Allow to cool before serving.