Raisin Pie

Ingredients

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  • 2 ½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour
  • (1 teaspoon sugar, for sweet pies)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup chilled lard (155g) or vegetable shortening (145g), cut into small pieces
  • 3 tablespoons (45g) cold butter, cut into cubes
  • 6 tablespoons (90g) ice water mixed with 1 tablespoon distilled white or cider vinegar
  • 1 to 3 teaspoons ice water

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  1. Whisk together in a medium bowl or pulse briefly in a food processor: 2 ½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour; (1 teaspoon sugar, for sweet pies); ½ teaspoon salt
  2. Have ready: ¾ cup chilled lard (155g) or vegetable shortening (145g), cut into small pieces; 3 tablespoons (45g) cold butter, cut into cubes
  3. If mixing the dough by hand, place half of the cubes on the flour mixture and using a pastry blender or fingertips, lightly work it in until it has the consistency of oats. Add the remaining pieces of fat and rub into the flour, flattening them between your fingers until they are roughly pea-sized or a little larger with some larger, flattened pieces. If using a food processor, add all the fat at once and pulse until most of it is in pea-sized pieces. Sprinkle the dough with: 6 tablespoons (90g) ice water mixed with 1 tablespoon distilled white or cider vinegar
  4. Blend the water gently into the dough with a silicone spatula or pulse until it just holds together. If the dough is still dry and crumbly, add: 1 to 3 teaspoons ice water
  5. The dough should not be wet or sticky but should hold together when squeezed. Divide the dough in half, shape each into a disk, and roll out immediately as directed in Rolling Pie Dough, or wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days. Prepare as directed in Lining a Pie or Tart Pan with Dough. To fill and bake, see individual recipes. For a baked shell, see About Blind Baking Crusts.
• 4 cups (1 ½ lb or 680g) raisins or 2 cups dark raisins plus 2 cups golden raisins
• 2 ½ cups (590g) water
• 1 cup packed (230g) brown sugar
• ¼ cup (30g) all-purpose flour
• (¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons (45g) butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 tablespoon (15g) lemon juice or any kind of vinegar
• (1 large egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon water)
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  • 1 cup cold heavy cream
  • (2 teaspoons to 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 to 4 tablespoons sifted powdered sugar, or 2 teaspoons honey, to taste)
  • (½ teaspoon vanilla)

  Sub-recipe steps

  1. Beat in a large bowl (chill the bowl if your kitchen is very warm) with a hand mixer or balloon whisk or in a stand mixer set at medium-high speed, until stiff and billowy but not grainy: 1 cup cold heavy cream; (2 teaspoons to 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 to 4 tablespoons sifted powdered sugar, or 2 teaspoons honey, to taste); (½ teaspoon vanilla)
  2. Use immediately.