Shoofly Pie V Recipe
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
- 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.