Shoofly Pie III

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

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

1 prepared 8 inch pie crust
1 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons butter
2/3 cup hot water
5 tablespoons molasses
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
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.