Christina's Apple Rum Raisin Pie
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus additional for rolling dough
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/4 cup ice water, as needed
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup rum
- 1 (21-ounce) can prepared apple pie filling
- 1 (3-ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin (1/2 cup)
- 2 tablespoons prepared vanilla icing, optional
- 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.
flour, sugar, salt, ground cinnamon, cold unsalted butter, water, raisins, rum, apple pie filling, gelatin, vanilla icing
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/christinas-apple-rum-raisin-pie-recipe.html (may not work)