raisin sour cream pie

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42 Pinches
New Richland, MN
Updated on Sep 26, 2012

This was Grandma Iva Zinser's recipe, and my dad's favorite pie!

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yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • PIE FILLING
  • 1 1/4 cups raisins
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3 - egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 - pie shell, baked
  • MERINGUE
  • 3 - egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 6 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How To Make raisin sour cream pie

  • Step 1
    Thoroughly mix together the cornstarch and sugar. Combine raisins, sugar-starch mixture with sourcream, buttermilk, salt and spice in a saucepan and stir until well blended. Bring to a boil and cook until thick, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Step 2
    Beat egg yolks and milk together and add to hot mixture, stirring briskly. (save egg whites for a meringue)
  • Step 3
    Return to heat and cook until thickened, stirring the mixture while it cooks. (about 2 minutes)
  • Step 4
    Prepare meringue. Beat 3 egg whites and 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar until foamy. Beat in 6 T. sugar, one tablespoon at a time, until stiff and glossy. Beat in 1 tsp. vanilla.
  • Step 5
    Pour hot mixture into a baked 9" pie shell and cover with meringue. Bake in a slow oven (325-350 degrees, 15-20 minutes) until meringue is a golden brown. Remove from oven and cool before cutting.

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