Old Fashioned Raisin Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 9 inch pie shell
• 15 ounces raisins (1 pkg, 3 cups)
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons instant tang orange drink (any type of instant orange breakfast drink will do)
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine

Recipe

• 1 divide the pastry almost in half and roll out the larger half, on a lightly floured surface, to a 13-inch circle. line a 9-inch pie plate with the pastry and trim the pastry 1/2 inch beyond the rim of the pie plate. combine the raisins, brown sugar, corn starch and drink mix in a 3-quart saucepan.
• 2 stir in the water and lemon juice. cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture boils and thickens.
• 3 remove from the heat and stir in the walnuts.
• 4 turn the mixture into the pastry-lined pie plate and dot with the butter.
• 5 roll out the remaining pastry to an 11-inch circle. place the top crust over filling and trim the edge to 1-inch beyond the rim.
• 6 fold the top crust under the bottom crust and form a ridge. flute the edge and cut steam vents in the top crust. bake in a preheated 400 degree f.
• 7 oven for 30 minutes or until the crust is a golden brown and the filling is bubbly.
• 8 cool on a wire rack.