Raisin Crumb Pie
Ingredients
- 1 pound raisins
- 1½ cups cold water
- 3 cups white granulated sugar, divided
- 2 cups flour
- ¼ cup shortening
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs, well-beaten
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
Ingredients for 14 servings (2.1 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Wash and clean raisins and add the cold water and 1½ cups of sugar.
- 2
Cook until the raisins are tender and plump.
- 3
Set aside to cool.
- 4
Preheat oven to 440°F.
Oven - 5
Mix the flour, 1½ cups of sugar, and the shortening, crumbling well with the fingers. Take out 1 cup of these crumbs and set aside.
- 6
To the remaining crumb mixture, add the eggs and milk; mix well.
- 7
Stir in the baking powder.
- 8
Line 2 large pie tins with pie crust and fill with cooked raisins. Pour over this the batter and sprinkle the top with the cup of reserved crumbs.
- 9
Bake in a hot oven at 440°F for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to moderate oven (350°F) and finish baking, about 35 minutes.
Oven
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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