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
Raisin Crumb Pie

Photo: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0

Procedure

  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.
  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.