Best Sour Cream Raisin Meringue Pie Recipes

SOUR CREAM RAISIN PIE WITH MERINGUE TOPPING

Steps:

• In a bowl soak the raisins in water to cover by about 2-inches for 8 hours or up to 1 day.
• Fit prepared pastry into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate.
• Trim dough leaving a 1/2-inch overhang, then crimp edge decoratively.
• Chill the pastry in the fridge until very firm (about 30 minutes).
• Set oven to 425°F (middle oven rack).
• Lightly prick the pastry, then line the shell with foil.
• Fill the foil with pie weights or rice and bake in middle rack for 15 minutes.
• Carefully remove the foil and weights.
• Place back in oven and bake for another 8 minutes.
• Cool shell in pan on rack.
• Reduce oven to 400°F.
• To make the filling: drain the raisins well.
• Separate the 2 eggs and place 5 whites in total into a bowl; set aside.
• In another bowl whisk together the 2 yolks and sour cream in a bowl, then whisk in 1/2 cup sugar flour, vanilla, cloves, nutmeg and salt until very well combined.
• Add in well drained raisins; mix to combine.
• Pour the filling into shell and bake in center oven for 10 minutes at 400°F.
• With pie still in the oven reduce oven again to 350°F and bake for another 30-40 minutes, or until filling is set.
• To make meringue: Remove the pie from the oven but keep the temperature at 350°F.
• In a bowl with an electric mixer beat the 5 room temperature egg whites until they JUST have soft peaks.
• Gradually add in 1/4 cup sugar and keep beating until stiff peaks form.
• Spread the meringue over warm pie, covering filling completely and making certain that the meringue touches shell all the way around (this is important!).
• Bake pie in middle oven until meringue is golden (about 10 minutes).
• Cool pie or serve at room temperature.

SOUR CREAM RAISIN PIE WITH BROWN SUGAR MERINGUE

Steps:

• Bake pie shell. Reduce heat to 400. Mix cornstarch, sugar, salt, and nutmeg in a 2 qt. saucepan. Stir in sour cream, then the rest of the ingredients. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir one minute. Pour into pie shell. Top hot filling with meringue, sealing to edge to prevent shrinking. Bake until a delicate brown, about 10 minutes. Cool away from draft. For meringue, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy. Beat in brown sugar one tablespoon at a time and continue beating until stiff and glossy. Beat in vanilla.

SOUR CREAM RAISIN MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Blend cornstarch, all sugar, salt, and nutmeg in saucepan. Blend in sour cream. Stir in egg yolks, raisins, and lemon juice. Cook over med heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens & boils. Boil & stir 1 minute. Immediately pour into baked pie shell.
• BROWN-SUGAR MERINGUE RECIPE.
• 3 egg whites, 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar, 6 tablespoons brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Beat egg whites & cream of tartar until foamy. Beat in brown sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time--continue beating until stiff & glossy. Do not underbeat. Beat in vanilla.
• Heap meringue onto hot pie filling; spread and carefully seal meringue to edge of crust to prevent shrinking or weeping.
• Bake about 10 min or until lightly browned.
• Cool away from draft.