Simple Raisin Pie

Raisins are first plumped in a mixture of water, sugar, flour, vanilla, lemon juice, and butter. Then the filling is poured into a prepared pastry crust, topped with another crust and baked. Serve it with scoops of rum raisin ice cream.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 340 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups raisins
• 2 cups water
• 2 (9 inch) pie shell
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 cup white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a large saucepan, combine water, sugar, flour, salt, vanilla, butter or margarine, and lemon juice. Mix well, then stir in raisins. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (225 degrees C).

Step 3

Pour raisin mixture into a pastry-lined pie pan. Cover with second pastry. Seal edges and cut steam vents on top.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then lower the heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes.