This recipe dates back about 300 years, created in Pennsylvania Dutch country and has been described as "a cake baked into a pie shell, or pie with a cake filling." And "so sweet ya have to shoo the flies away from it!" I love it!!
Provided by Wildflour
Categories Pie
Time 50m
Yield 1 pie, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour and sugar.
- Cut in butter til crumbly. (Use a pastry blender, knives, forks or your fingers.) I just add it cut up, then use my fingers, pinching and tossing to keep coated.
- In seperate bowl, add molasses, soda and cinnamon, and slowly pour in boiling water. Beat til mixture is foamy.
- Stir half of the crumb mixture into the molasses mixture.
- Pour into pie shell.
- Sprinkle top with remaining crumb mixture.
- Bake in 350 oven 30-40 minutes til pie is set/firm, bubbly and lightly browned.
- Cool til warm, and serve topped with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 778.5, Fat 18, SaturatedFat 7.4, Cholesterol 20.3, Sodium 372, Carbohydrate 153.3, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 97.7, Protein 4.6
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