Raisin Pie (Rosina Pie, "Funeral Pie")
Author/Submitted by:
Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936.
Servings: 0 Categories:
Desserts
/
Pies & Pastries
Ingredients: 2
cups
Water 1
cup
Raisins 1 1/2
cups
Sugar 4
tablespoons
Flour 1/4
teaspoon
Salt 1
each
Lemon,
juice of
2
tablespoons
Lemon rind,
grated
1
each
Egg,
well beaten
Pastry dough
Directions:
Wash raisins and soak in cold water for 3 hours. Drain. Combine 2 cups water, raisins, sugar and flour which have been mixed together, salt, lemon juice and rind, and egg. Mix thoroughly and cook over hot water for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool. Pour into pastry-lined pan. Cover with narrow strips of dough, criss-crossed. Bake at 450-F for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350-F and bake 30 minutes.
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