SHOOFLY PIE V

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A classic Pennsylvania Dutch pie made with molasses, brown sugar and butter.

Provided by FORDER1

Categories Desserts Pies Vintage Pie Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

½ cup molasses
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup boiling water
1 pinch salt
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup brown sugar
¾ cup butter
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, dissolve the soda in the molasses and stir until it foams. Sir in the boiling water and pinch of salt. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, cinnamon, brown sugar and butter into crumbs.
Pour 1/3 of the molasses mixture into the unbaked crust. Sprinkle 1/3 of the crumbs over the molasses mixture and continue alternating layers, finishing with the crumbs on top.
Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until the crumbs and crust are golden.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 480.3 calories, Carbohydrate 61.4 g, Cholesterol 45.8 mg, Fat 25 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 12.8 g, Sodium 409.9 mg, Sugar 29.1 g