Shoo Fly Pie (an Old Lehigh County Recipe)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 plain pastry dough (i use the premade pie crust)
• 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup molasses

Recipe

• 1 make crumbs by combining flour, brown sugar, salt and shortening.
• 2 line 2 piepans with pastry.
• 3 dissolve soda in hot water and combine with molasses.
• 4 pour into pastry lined pans.
• 5 top with crumb mixture.
• 6 bake in a 450 oven for 10 minutes, then reduce to 350 and bake 20 to 30 minutes longer or until firm.