Amish Funeral Pie

Ingredients

  • 2 cups raisins
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground all spice
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • pie crust, store bought or premade with top and bottom

Preparation

Step 1

1
Preheat oven to 400F.

2
Place the raisins water and juice in a saucepan and heat over medium heat for 5 minutes.

3
Combine the sugars, cornstarch, spices, and salt in a bowl, mixing all the time.
Add this mixture to the heating raisins.

4
Cook and stir this until the mixture starts to bubble.
Add the vinegar, walnuts and butter, and heat until the butter is melted.
Cool until just warm.

5
Pour into the prepared shell and top with the second pastry crust.
Bake 25 minutes or until golden.
Cool.