Time 55m Yield 8 servings. Number Of Ingredients 12 Steps:
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°., Pour boiling water over raisins in a small bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Drain. In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, melted butter, vinegar, vanilla and spices until blended. Stir in pecans and drained raisins. Pour into crust., Bake on a lower oven rack until filling is set, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.
Time 1h Yield About 8 dozen crackers Number Of Ingredients 10 Steps:
Place a baking sheet on center rack of oven and heat to 350 degrees. Butter three 5 3/4- by 2 1/4-inch or four 4 1/4- by 2 1/2-inch mini loaf pans. Line the bottoms with parchment paper and butter the paper. In a large bowl, whisk both flours, sugar, tarragon or fennel seeds, baking soda and salt Add buttermilk and stir until smooth. Fold in pecans and raisins until evenly distributed. Divide among prepared pans, filling 1/4-inch from the top (batter will rise slightly in the oven), and smooth tops. Place pans on baking sheet and bake until loaves are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of one comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Slide a thin-bladed knife around the pan edges. Carefully invert the loaves onto a wire rack, and discard the parchment. Cool completely, right side up on the rack. Freeze loaves on a pan until very firm, at least 1 hour or up to 5 days. Heat oven to 300 degrees. Line two half-sheet pans with parchment paper. Working with one frozen loaf at a time, cut 1/8-inch-thick slices with a sharp serrated bread knife. Arrange slices on prepared pan, spacing them 1/4-inch apart. Bake one pan at a time until crackers are browned and crisp, about 20 minutes. Use a metal spatula to transfer crackers to wire racks and let cool completely.
Yield 8 Number Of Ingredients 9 Steps:
Combine raisins and water in a small saucepan. Boil 5 minutes. Blend brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and salt together; add to hot raisins. Cook and stir until syrup is clear. Remove from heat, and stir in vinegar and butter or margarine. Cool slightly. Turn filling into a pastry lined pan. Cover with top crust. Seal edges, and cut slits in the top crust. Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes.
Yield 8 Number Of Ingredients 9 Steps:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (225 degrees C). In a large saucepan, combine water, sugar, flour, salt, vanilla, butter or margarine, and lemon juice. Mix well, then stir in raisins. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Pour raisin mixture into pastry-lined pie pan. Cover with second pastry. Seal edges and cut steam vents in top. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, then lower the heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes.
Time 1h5m Yield 6-8 serving(s) Number Of Ingredients 16 Steps:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Toss together raisins, pecans and flour in a medium size bowl until raisins and pecans are well coated with flour. Beat together butter and brown sugar in a large bowl until well blended (I use my stand mixer). Add divided egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add 2 tablespoons whiskey, vinegar, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice; blend well. Stir in raisin & nut mixture and set aside. Beat egg whites and salt in a medium size bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until soft peaks form (I use my stand mixer for this also). Fold whites into raisin & nut mixture. Pour into pie crust. Bake for 35 minutes or until slightly puffed and set. Serve warm or at room temperature with Spiked Whipped Cream, if desired. To make Spiked Whipped Cream: Beat together one cup heavy cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons whiskey in a medium size bowl until soft peaks form.
Time 2h Yield One 9-inch pie Number Of Ingredients 11 Steps:
Thinly slice 1/4 pound (1 stick) of the butter, and place in freezer until well chilled. In the bowl of a food processor, combine 1 1/4 cups of the flour, salt, sugar and butter from freezer. Pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, about 10 seconds. With machine running, add ice water drop by drop until the dough just holds together. Transfer dough to a mixing bowl, and shape into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Fit into a nonstick or lightly buttered 9-inch pie plate, and trim the edge with a sharp knife. Lightly cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate. In a large saute pan over medium heat, melt 3 tablespoons of the remaining butter. Add apple slices, and saute until soft, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and allow to cool. Heat oven to 325 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine pecans, raisins, cinnamon and 3/4 cup of light brown sugar. Mix well. Add apples, toss lightly and set aside. Slice remaining 1/4 pound (1 stick) butter, and place in the bowl of a food processor. Add remaining 1/2 cup flour, and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Transfer to a mixing bowl, and add remaining 3/4 cup light brown sugar, and oatmeal; mix well. Spoon apple mixture into chilled pie shell. Cover with oatmeal topping. Bake on a middle oven rack until crust is golden brown and filling is slightly bubbly, about 1 hour. Allow to cool before serving.
Time 1h10m Yield 8 serving(s) Number Of Ingredients 10 Steps:
Prepare but do not bake pie shell. Combine milk, sugar replacement, butter, eggs, cornstarch and salt in heavy saucepan. Cook and stir over medium-low heat til well blended and slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in pecans and vanilla, and allow filling to rest 10 minutes. Sprinkle raisins on bottom of unbaked pie shell and pour pecan mixture on top. Bake 375F 45-50 mins or til knife inserted in centre comes out clean.
Time 1h25m Yield Makes 8 servings. Number Of Ingredients 13 Steps:
Preheat oven to 450°F. Mix raisins and bourbon; set aside. Spread all of the margarine onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Press pecans, top sides down, in margarine; pat brown sugar evenly over pecans. Divide pastry in half; roll out one half to 10-inch circle on lightly floured surface. Place over brown sugar in pie plate. Drain raisins; discard liquid. Toss raisins with apples, granulated sugar, lemon juice, flour, cinnamon and salt. Spoon over pie crust in pie plate. Roll out remaining pastry to 10-inch circle. Place over apple mixture; crimp edges of pastry together to seal. Prick top crust with fork to allow steam to vent. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°F. Bake an additional 45 minutes or until top crust is lightly browned. Cool on wire rack 5 minutes or until filling stops bubbling. Place serving plate over pie; carefully invert pie onto plate. Remove pie plate. Cool completely. Serve topped with whipped topping.
