Shoo-Fly Pie
--- Bottom Part --- 3/4 cup dark corn syrup 1/4 cup molasses 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 whole egg -- lightly beaten 1 cup water -- boiling --- Top Part --- 1 cup all-purpose flour
Ingredients
- 1/4cupmolasses
- 1teaspoonbaking soda
- 1whole egg -- lightly beaten
- 1cupwater -- boiling
- 2tablespoonvegetable shortening
- 2/3cupbrown sugar
- 1whole 9 inch pie shell
Directions
- 1
Bottom Part --- 3/4 cup dark corn syrup 1/4 cup molasses 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 whole egg -- lightly beaten 1 cup water -- boiling --- Top
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Prepare 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
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BOTTOM PART: In medium size mixing bowl, combine corn syrup, molasses and water
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stir in baking soda
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Beat a little of the molasses mixture into lightly beaten egg, stir this back into the mixing bowl
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TOP PART: With pastry blender, mix together flour, shortening and brown sugar until it is the texture of coarse crumbs
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Take 1 cup of the crumb mixture and mix it into the molasses mixture, then pour into unbaked pie shell
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Scatter remaining crumbs on top