Pie Recipes
Osgood Pie
Osgood Pie is a relative of mince pie, but is a lot better.
Ingredients
Sweet Crust
- 1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 5 tablespoons ice water
- 1/4 cup solid vegetable shortening, chilled
- 2 tablespoons sunsalted butter, chilled, cut into bits
Filling
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or pecan pieces
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 3 large eggs, separated (room temperature)
- 2 tablespoons sour mash whiskey, such as Jack Daniels
- 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup heavy cream, whipped with 2 teaspoons sour mash whiskey and 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Instructions
Sweet Crust
- Sift together flour, salt and sugar. Remove 1/3 cup of this, place in a small bowl, and add ice water. Stir to make a paste, and set aside.
- Add shortening and butter to the remaining flour and cut in with 2 knives or a pastry blender. Combine with the paste, and mix until dough can be shaped into a ball. Place ball of dough between 2 sheets of wax paper and flatten slightly.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface. Place in a 9-inch pie pan, and trim, leaving 1/2 inch all around. Fold edge under and then crimp.
Filling
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Toss flour, raisins and pecans in a bowl to coat well. Set aside.
- Cream butter and brown sugar until smooth, about 3 minutes.
- Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add whiskey, vinegar, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. Mix well, then add the floured nut-raisin mixture.
- Beat egg whites with the salt until stiff. Gently fold whites into the nut mixture. Mound filling into the pie crust and smooth the top.
- Bake in the center of the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until puffed and set.
- Serve warm or at room temperature, topped with a dollop of spiked whipped cream.