traditional shoofly pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 (9 inch) unbaked pie crusts
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup butter

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 5 mins


• place pie crusts in 9 inch pie pans. chill the crusts approximately 1 hour before use.
• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c).
• in a medium bowl, stir together the baking soda and warm water. mix in the molasses and stir until foamy. transfer the mixture to the pie crusts.
• in a medium bowl, mix together flour, sugar and baking soda. use a pastry blender to cut the butter into the flour mixture until very fine crumbs have formed. sprinkle the crumbs over the molasses mixture in the pie crusts.
• bake in the preheated oven 10 minutes. reduce heat to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c), and continue baking 35 minutes, or until crust is lightly browned and the filling has set.