Raisin Pie (Rosina Pie, "Funeral Pie")

Name: Raisin Pie (Rosina Pie, "Funeral Pie")
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: 1 Pie
Ingredients: 1 cup raisins; 2 cups water; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 4 tablespoons flour; 1 egg, well beaten; 1 lemon, juice of; 2 tablespoons lemons, rind of, grated; 1/4 teaspoon salt; pastry crust

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Recipe by Vnut-Beyond Redempt

This is an adopted recipe from the Great Recipezaar Adoption Programme. I've read a lot about the Funeral Pie and when it was up for adoption, I grabbed it.

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READY IN: 3hrs 40mins

YIELD: 1 Pie

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

cup raisins
2

cups water
1 ¹⁄₂

cups sugar
4

tablespoons flour
1

egg, well beaten
1

lemon, juice of
2

tablespoons lemons, rind of, grated
¹⁄₄

teaspoon salt
pastry crust

DIRECTIONS

Wash raisins and soak in cold water for 3 hours. Drain.
Combine the 2 cups water, the raisins, sugar and flour which have been mixed together, salt, lemon juice and rind, and the 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, crisscrossed.
Bake at 450-F for 10 minutes.
Reduce heat to 350-F and bake 30 minutes.

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