Best Rum Raisin Apple Pie Recipes

RUM-RAISIN APPLE PIE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine raisins and rum. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; let stand for 30 minutes., In a large bowl, combine the apples, raisin mixture and vanilla. Combine the brown sugar, flour, lemon zest, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; sprinkle over fruit and toss lightly., Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom crust; trim even with edge of plate. Add filling; dot with butter. Roll out remaining dough to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in top. Brush milk over pastry; sprinkle with sugar., Place pie plate on a baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°; bake 30-40 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

CHRISTINA'S APPLE RUM RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• To make the crust: Sift the flour, sugar, salt, and cinnamon into a medium-size mixing bowl. Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, work the butter into the flour mixture until coarse crumbs form. Mixing with a fork, add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, just until the dough holds together. Press the dough into a ball and divide in 1/2. Flatten each piece into a disk, wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• To make the filling: Put the raisins in a medium-size bowl and pierce them with a fork so they will soak up the rum. Pour rum over raisins and let stand at least 1 hour. Strain, return raisins to the bowl and stir in pie filling. Set aside.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 piece of dough and fit it into a 9-inch pie plate. Pour in the filling and sprinkle the gelatin over the top. Roll out the remaining dough, fit it over the top of the pie, pinching the edges together to seal. Trim and crimp the edges. Pierce the top of the pie in a few places with a fork to make steam vents.
• Bake for 10 minutes and then reduce oven to 325 degrees F. and bake until crust is browned, about 45 minutes. Place on a rack to cool. If using icing, heat it in the microwave just until melted, then drizzle over the pie. Cut into wedges and serve.

JANETTE'S LIGHTER APPLE RUM RAISIN PIE

Steps:

• To make the crust, sift the flour, baking soda, sugar, and cinnamon into a medium-size mixing bowl. Add the oil, yogurt, and vinegar and stir gently just until combined. Press the dough into a ball and divide in 1/2. Flatten each piece into a disk, wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• To make the filling, put the raisins in a medium-size bowl and pierce them with a fork so they will soak up the rum flavoring. Add the water and rum extract and stir to combine. Let stand at least 1 hour. Drain and return raisins to the bowl. In a saucepan, combine apple juice, apples, lemon juice, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cook over medium heat until the mixture has thickened, about 3 minutes. Add raisins and remove from the heat.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 piece of dough and fit it into a 9-inch pie plate. Add the filling. Roll out the remaining dough, fit it over the top of the pie, pinching the edges together to seal. Trim and crimp the edges. Pierce the top of the pie in a few places with a fork to make steam vents.
• Bake for 10 minutes at 425 degrees F. then reduce the oven to 325 degrees F. and bake until apples are tender and crust is browned, about 45 minutes. Place on a rack to cool. Cut into wedges and serve.

RUM RAISIN APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Bring rum with raisins to a boil in a 1-quart heavy saucepan, then remove from heat and let stand, covered, 1 hour.
• Put oven rack in middle position with a large heavy baking sheet on rack and preheat oven to 425°F.
• Rub together brown sugar, flour, zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt with your fingers in a large bowl until no lumps remain. Peel and core apples, then cut into 1/2-inch-wide wedges and add to sugar mixture, tossing gently to coat. Add raisins with any liquid and toss until combined.
• Roll out larger piece of dough into a 13-inch round (keep remaining piece chilled) on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin. Fit into a 9-inch pie plate (4-cup capacity) and trim edge, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Chill shell while rolling out top crust.
• Roll out smaller piece of dough on a lightly floured surface with lightly floured rolling pin into an 11-inch round.
• Spoon filling evenly into shell, then dot top with butter. Brush pastry overhang with some of milk, then cover pie with pastry round. Trim pastry flush with edge of pie plate using kitchen shears, then press edges together and crimp decoratively.
• Lightly brush top of pie with some of remaining milk and sprinkle all over with sanding sugar. Cut 3 steam vents in top crust with a small sharp knife.
• Bake pie on hot baking sheet 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F and continue to bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, 45 to 50 minutes more. Cool pie on a rack to warm or room temperature, about 1 1/2 hours.

RUM-RAISIN APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Combine brown sugar, spice and 1/2 cup flour in medium bowl. Cut in 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp.) butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Place crust in 9-inch pie plate as directed on package for one-crust filled pie. Place apples in large bowl. Add raisins, granulated sugar, rum, vanilla and remaining flour; mix lightly. Spoon into crust.
• Cut remaining butter into small pieces; place evenly over apples. Cover with crumb topping. Place on baking sheet.
• Bake 30 min. Reduce oven temperature to 350ºF; bake pie additional 30 min. or until apples are tender. Cool.
• Serve topped with COOL WHIP.

PIE-APPLE RUM RAISIN

Steps:

• Bring rum and raisins to boil then remove from heat and let stand 1 hr. Cool completely and put in air tight container...room temp. Lg. baking sheet to oven with rach in middle, heat to 425. Blend lght. brown sugar, flour, zest, cinimon, nutmeg and salt in large bowl until no lumps. Peel and core apples and cut into 1/2" squares and mix into dry mixture. Add raisins and liquid and mix. Place dough into 9" pie round, trim edges(leave 1/2" overhang) and add mixture. Dot top with butter and brush overhang with milk. Add second pie dough, trim edge flush with pie dish, then crimp edges together. Brush top with milk and rub in a little brown sugar. Cut 3 steam vents in top. Bake 20 min. Reduce temp to 375 and bake until golden brown and filling bubling...about 45 min. Cool on rack 1 1/2 hours.