shoofly pie ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (9 inch) pie shell
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch ground ginger
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup molasses
• 3/4 cup hot water

Recipe

• preheat oven to 450 degrees f (225 degrees c).
• to make crumb filling: in a medium bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. mix well, then cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly.
• to make molasses filling: in a medium bowl, combine baking soda, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. mix well, then stir in molasses. pour in hot water and mix until smooth.
• sprinkle a layer of crumb filling into pastry shell. cover with a layer of molasses filling. alternate layers of crumb and molasses fillings, ending with crumb filling on top.
• bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. reduce heat to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) and bake an additional 20 minutes.