Raisin Pie

Submitted by Strawberry Girl

• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups seedless sultana raisins
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1⁄3 cup orange juice or 1 cup orange, chopped (without peel)
• 1 cup evaporated milk or 1 cup cream
• to taste pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie

directions

1. Wash raisins, add the water and simmer for 10 minutes.
2. Add the brown sugar.
3. Moisten the cornstarch with vinegar and orange juice (and a little water if using a chopped orange). Stir into the raisin mixture and cook until thick.
4. Add the milk.
5. Roll out half the pastry to line an 8-inch pie plate. Fill with the raisin mixture. Cover with the other half of the pastry.
6. Make three or four slits in the top crust. Bake at 400 F for 35 to 45 minutes.