Raisin Crisscross Pie- Better Homes And Gardens

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Raisin Crisscross Pie - Better Homes And Gardens

Recipe By : Charlotte Heath <dtcheat@gatekeeper.ddp.state.me.us>
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes And Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 Cup Brown Sugar, Packed
2 Tbsp. Corn Starch
2 Cups Raisins
1/2 Tsp Orange Peel -- Finely Shredded
1/2 Cup Orange Juice
1/2 Tsp Lemon Peel -- Finely Shredded
2 Tbsp. Lemon Juice
1 1/3 Cups Cold Water
1/2 Cup Walnuts -- Chopped
-----Pastry For Lattice Top Pie-----
2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
1 Tsp Salt
2/3 Cup Shortening
6 To 7 Tbsp. Cold Water

In a sauce pan, combine brown sugar and corn starch. Stir in raisins,
orange peel, orange juice, lemon peel, lemon juice, and water. Cook and
stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute
more. remove from heat, stir in walnuts. Fill a pastry-lined 9 inch pie
plate with raisin mixture. Adjust lattice crust; flute edge. Cover edge
of pie with foil. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove foil and
bake about 20 more minutes or until crust is golden

Pastry for Lattice Top Pie:
In a mixing bowl stir together flour and salt. Cut in shortening until
pieces are the size of small peas. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of water
over part of the mixture, gently toss with a fork. Push to side of
bowl. Repeat until all is moistened. Form dough into a ball. Divide
dough in half. Take half, on a lightly floured surface, flatten dough
with hands. Roll dough from center to edge, forming a circle about
12 inches in diameter. Wrap pastry around rolling pin. Unroll onto a
9 inch pie plate. Ease pastry into pie plate, being careful not to
stretch pastry. Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie. When
pie shell is full with filling, roll out other half of pie pastry. Cut pastry
into 1/2 inch wide strips. Weave strips on top of filling to make a
lattice crust. Press ends of strips into rim of crust. Fold bottom
pastry over the lattice strips, seal and flute. Bake as directed in
individual recipe.

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NOTES : My grandfather used to love raisin pie, but I could not find the
recipe in the collection that my grandmother had given me.
These recipes came from Better Homes and Gardens and
Betty Crocker, and sound very similar to what I remember.