mock cherry pie (cranberry & raisin)

Name: MOCK CHERRY PIE (Cranberry & Raisin)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## IN THE TOP OF A DOUBLE BOILER, STIR RAISINS AND WATER, SOAK 20 MINS.; 3/4 cup(s) water; 1/2 cup(s) raisins; 2 cup(s) fresh whole cranberries; 3/4 cup(s) sugar (use 1 cup for less tart filling) or 1/2 cup sugar and ! tbs.maple syrup!; 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract (optional); 1 large honey crisp apple,skin left on it; but seeded and chopped. (optional).; ## ADD THE CRANBERRIES AND SUGAR, COVER AND COOK OVER BOILING WATER

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Beth M.

M.V. Island, MA

Updated on Jun 1, 2011

I got this recipe from my mother-in-law (sometime after 1962) and it was usually served at Thanksgiving time or Christmas at our house. It's made the way I love it, a little tangy but sweet, and the color is gorgeous for the holidays, with a top and bottom crust, using my homemade pie crust recipe. I love rolling the dough, it's so rewarding. My mother-in-law was a busy third grade teacher for years,born on Nantucket, and this recipe is from an old cookbook she had called "From The Galleys Of Nantucket".

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield 6 or 8

Ingredients

IN THE TOP OF A DOUBLE BOILER, STIR RAISINS AND WATER, SOAK 20 MINS.
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup raisins
2 cups fresh whole cranberries
3/4 cup sugar (use 1 cup for less tart filling) or 1/2 cup sugar and ! tbs.maple syrup!
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (optional)
1 large honey crisp apple,skin left on it; but seeded and chopped. (optional).
ADD THE CRANBERRIES AND SUGAR, COVER AND COOK OVER BOILING WATER

How To Make mock cherry pie (cranberry & raisin)

Step 1

Cook over boiling water,stirring often, the cranberries will pop and the mixture will thicken. For some reason it takes longer sometimes, and today it did, so I added 1 Tbs. cornstarch in a little cold water, stirred it and added it to the cranberry mixture, and continued cooking it another ten minutes.

Step 2

Some people like to add a little Vanilla extract to this. I don't always, but it does change it slightly, today I did add the vanilla.
Step 3

Cool the filling, and prepare the pie crust, using a bottom crust, standard pie pan, and a top crust. *Note: Although this time I made one very large crust,bottom crust only and folded it inwards, giving it a "rustic look". I adjusted the time and baked it about 50 minutes.
Step 4

For a two-crust pie I would Bake at 425 degrees for about 45 minutes.
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