Shoo Fly Pie
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Ingredients:
- 1 (9 inch) pie shell
- 1 cup molasses
- 3/4 cup hot water
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup shortening
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
To Make Bottom Layer: In a medium bowl combine molasses, hot water, and baking soda. Stir well. Whisk in beaten egg. Pour mixture into pie shell.
To Make Crumb Topping: In a medium bowl combine flour and brown sugar. Mix well, then cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle on top of molasses layer.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Lower temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake an additional 30 minutes.
Serves 8.
Nutrition:
Substitutions:
I sprinkled half of the crumb topping into the bottom of the pie shell, poured the wet filling over that, and then topped it with the remaining crumbs. This pie has a tendency to over flow, so please bake it directly on a baking sheet!
Recipe courtesy of www.allrecipes.com