Raisin Pie

Name: Raisin Pie
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 , double-crust pie dough (see note); 1/2 cup, milk, whole or low-fat; 2 tablespoons, cornstarch; 3 cups (15 ounces), golden raisins; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces) plus 1 tablespoon, sugar; 1 cup, water; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1/2 teaspoon, lemon zest; 1 large, egg white, lightly beaten

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2008

Desserts or Baked Goods

Dessert Pies

This deliciously simple pie will have the whole family fighting over the last slice.

SERVES8

TIME1 hour, plus 1 hour cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our unusual-sounding old-fashioned Raisin Pie recipe begins with raisins simmered with sugar and cornstarch, which removes their chewiness and makes them plump and juicy. We balanced its sweetness with a little lemon zest and used milder go...

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