Authentic Pennsylvania Dutch Shoo Fly Pie

Ingredients: 1/2 Cups Baking Molasses Egg Yolk 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Soda 3/4 Cups Boiling Water 3/4 Cups Flour 1/2 Cups Brown Sugar Tablespoons Butter 1/8 Teaspoons Nutmeg 1/8 Teaspoons Ground Ginger 1/8 Teaspoons Ground Cloves 1/2 Teaspoons Cinnamon 1/4 Teaspoons Salt Pastry For 9-inch Pie Makes:

Directions:

Line 9-inch pie plate with pastry. Mix molasses and egg yolk. Dissolve soda in boiling water and add to egg and molasses. Set aside. Stir dry ingredients together, mixing well. Cut in shortening until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Pour molasses into pie shell. Sprinkle crumbs evenly over top. Do not stir. Bake at 450 degrees F. 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees F. and bake 20 minutes longer. Cool and serve. Serves 8. Jim Bodle, F-Cooking File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmcorr.zip

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