Shoofly Pie III
Description
This simple pie's molasses filling is stirred up, combined with a brown sugar crumble, and poured into a prepared crust. Then a bit more crumble is sprinkled on the top. Serve it with whipped cream or ice cream.
Ingredients
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1 prepared 8 inch pie crust
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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2/3 cup packed brown sugar
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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5 tablespoons butter
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2/3 cup hot water
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5 tablespoons molasses
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1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
In a medium bowl, mix together flour, 2/3 cup brown sugar, and salt. Cut in butter or margarine until mixture resembles rice. Reserve 3 tablespoons of mixture for sprinkling top of pie.
3
In a separate bowl, mix together hot water, molasses, dark brown sugar, and baking soda. Stir molasses mixture into remaining crumb mixture. Pour into pastry shell. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
4
Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, until top springs back when pressed. Cool on a wire rack.