A easy treat to make anytime is these not-too-sweet bars with a strong lemon flavor. Although I think the crumb topping gives the bars a wonderful touch of texture, you are welcome to omit it totally and use the entire recipe for the bottom crust instead. They are excellent at room temperature, but even better cold! Maintain in the fridge.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 1 8-inch pie |
Ingredients
- 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (225 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl, combine egg, raisins, sugar, buttermilk, and salt. Mix thoroughly. Pour mixture into pastry-lined 8 inch pie pan. Cover with second pastry circle. Seal edges and cut steam vents in top.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake an additional 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm or cold.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 400 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 61 g |
| Cholesterol | 25 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 296 mg |
| Sugars | 37 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Yes I made a couple of changes but was not the one I was looking for.
made this with a little revision. I soaked the raisins in spiced rum an omitted the top crust. super easy an oh so delicious.
I made this pie along side “Raisin Pie III” and this was no where near as good. There was not enough filling and the pie was unattractive, it did not hold together well at all. Appeared more clumpy. It was definitely easy to make but ended up being too sweet for me.
If I was rating it strictly for myself, I would give it one star. I thought the filling was unattractive and tasted overly sweet yet plain. Everyone else that tasted it (I made two) thought it was GREAT. Go figure.
that was sweet, it was the raisin I suppose…but very easy very quick ang good for children too.
Very good and very easy. I did add 1 teaspoon of vanilla to the mixture before I filled the crust. Be warned…it is very sweet.