Christinas Apple Rum Raisin Pie Recipes

APPLE RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Cut pastry sheet in half. Repackage and refrigerate one half for another use. On a lightly floured surface, roll out remaining half into an 8-in. circle. Transfer to a 7-in. pie plate; flute edges., In a large bowl, combine the apples, 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; place in crust. In a small bowl, combine the flour, walnuts, raisins, butter, egg and remaining sugar; spoon over top. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until topping is golden brown and fruit is tender, covering edges with foil to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Cool on a wire rack.

RUM-RAISIN APPLE PIE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine raisins and rum. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; let stand for 30 minutes., In a large bowl, combine the apples, raisin mixture and vanilla. Combine the brown sugar, flour, lemon zest, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; sprinkle over fruit and toss lightly., Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom crust; trim even with edge of plate. Add filling; dot with butter. Roll out remaining dough to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in top. Brush milk over pastry; sprinkle with sugar., Place pie plate on a baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°; bake 30-40 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

JANETTE'S LIGHTER APPLE RUM RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• To make the crust, sift the flour, baking soda, sugar, and cinnamon into a medium-size mixing bowl. Add the oil, yogurt, and vinegar and stir gently just until combined. Press the dough into a ball and divide in 1/2. Flatten each piece into a disk, wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• To make the filling, put the raisins in a medium-size bowl and pierce them with a fork so they will soak up the rum flavoring. Add the water and rum extract and stir to combine. Let stand at least 1 hour. Drain and return raisins to the bowl. In a saucepan, combine apple juice, apples, lemon juice, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cook over medium heat until the mixture has thickened, about 3 minutes. Add raisins and remove from the heat.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 piece of dough and fit it into a 9-inch pie plate. Add the filling. Roll out the remaining dough, fit it over the top of the pie, pinching the edges together to seal. Trim and crimp the edges. Pierce the top of the pie in a few places with a fork to make steam vents.
• Bake for 10 minutes at 425 degrees F. then reduce the oven to 325 degrees F. and bake until apples are tender and crust is browned, about 45 minutes. Place on a rack to cool. Cut into wedges and serve.

RUM RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cornstarch. Set aside.
• In a saucepan, bring the orange juice, rum, and raisins to a boil. Simmer gently for about 10 minutes or until the raisins are properly hydrated. Add the brown sugar mixture and bring to a boil while stirring. Simmer for 1 minute and pour into a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface of the mixture. Let cool.
• With the rack in the lowest position, preheat the oven to 200 °C (400 °F).
• Line a 23-cm (9-inch) pie plate with one pastry. Spoon the filling in the pie and brush the edges of the dough with milk. Top with the second pastry. Make an incision in the center. Remove any excess dough. Tightly seal the edges by crimping the dough with a fork or your fingers. Brush with milk.
• Bake for about 40 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Serve warm or cold.
• Tips: If you prefer this pie without alcohol, replace the rum with water.
• Freezes well when baked.

RUM-RAISIN APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Combine brown sugar, spice and 1/2 cup flour in medium bowl. Cut in 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp.) butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Place crust in 9-inch pie plate as directed on package for one-crust filled pie. Place apples in large bowl. Add raisins, granulated sugar, rum, vanilla and remaining flour; mix lightly. Spoon into crust.
• Cut remaining butter into small pieces; place evenly over apples. Cover with crumb topping. Place on baking sheet.
• Bake 30 min. Reduce oven temperature to 350ºF; bake pie additional 30 min. or until apples are tender. Cool.
• Serve topped with COOL WHIP.

CHRISTIANA CAMPBELL'S TAVERN RUM CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Prepare a crumb crust (below).
• Soften the gelatin in 1/2 cup of cold water. Place over low heat and bring almost to a boil, stirring to dissolve. Beat the egg yolks and sugar until very light. Stir the gelatin into the egg mixture. Cool. Gradually add the rum, beating constantly. Whip the cream until it stands in soft peaks and fold it into gelatin mixture. Cool until the mixture begins to set, then spoon it into the crumb crust and chill until firm enough to cut. Grate the unsweetened chocolate over the top before serving.
• Crumb Crust.
• Combine the ingredients and press into a 9-inch pie pan.
• Chill.

MINI APPLE,RUM AND RAISIN PIES

Steps:

• For the pastry, Combine the flour,sugar and butter together. Rub with your fingetips until breadcrumbs and then add the egg. Using a knife bind it all together, then using your hands shape into a ball. Place in fridge to chill for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, Place the raisins and rum into a bowl and leave to soak for about 5 minutes. Add the apple, sugar and spices to a seperate bowl and after soaking add the raisins, using your hands mixed it all together. Put to one side for now.
• Once chilled, take the pastry out of the fridge and roll out just a tiny bit thinner than a 1 pound coin ( if too thin it will go soggy and leak through at the bottom). Using a cutter cut out the circles just bigger than the cupcake cases and place carefully in the case leaving a slight over hang around the edges. Take a tbsp of the mixer making sure there is equal amounts of raisin and apple in each, place in each case. Leaving the liquid in the bowl. Don't worry if there's left overs as this is what will make the sauce.
• Re-roll the pastry and cut out slighter smaller circles with a cutter, for the lids. Place ontop of the pie mixtures folding the overhanging pastry over the top and sealing with fingers. Make sure there are no holes. For the sauce add the left over mixture to a seperate pan and spread evenly.
• Pierce each pie with a knife in the middle and sprinkle for a bit of extra sugar. Cook them on 180C/356F for 25-30mins on the middle shelf until a crisp golden brown( after 13 minutes place the left over mixture on the shelf below) place the pies on wrack to cool slighty. Quickly place the mixture into a bowl leaving any juice, and put the rum into the pan along with the water and using scraper or spatula scrape the remains off the bottom. Pour into the bowl and place in microwave for 30 seconds. Serve with pies.
• You could even have icecream or custard too.