Venture into a new culinary adventure with this distinctive Apple, Carrot, and Raisin Pie. This delightful fusion of flavors isn't just delicious, it's simpler to craft than you'd imagine! Dare to create your very own Zimbabwean-inspired pie from scratch and let this recipe guide you every step of the way. Indulge in the taste of success as you slice into your homemade culinary masterpiece.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and gather your ingredients together.
In a mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients, sugar, flour, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, ground cloves, ground ginger, and raisins.
1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup all purpose flour, ¾ tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground nutmeg, ¼ tsp ground allspice, ⅛ tsp ground cloves, ⅛ tsp ground ginger, 1 cup raisins
In a mixing bowl grate a teaspoon of lemon rind and squeeze the juice of half a lemon. Peel, core, and slice the apples and add them to the mixing bowl. Grate the carrots and add them to the mixing bowl.
4 granny smith apples, 1 tsp lemon rind, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 cup carrot
Add the bowl of mixed dry ingredients to the bowl of apple slices, carrots, lemon rind, and lemon juice then mix well.
Grease the pie dish, roll out the pie crusts, and lay it into the pie dish. Pour apple mixture into prepared pie dish. Put the top pie crust on and crimp the edges of the top layer to the bottom layer.
2 pie crust
After you’ve finished, brush it with an egg wash, sprinkle some sugar, and put it in the oven to bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
1 egg
When done, put it on cooling rack to allow it to cool. Serve with ice-cream or whipped cream.
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