Grandma Gert's Recipes

My grandmother's favorite recipes collected over her lifetime.

Sunday, November 20, 2005

Shoofly Pie

Crust - use 9-inch pan.

1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup crisco
2 to 3 Tbsp. ice water

Combine flour and salt in bowl. Cut in crisco. Sprinkle with water, 1 Tbsp. at a time - toss lightly with fork. On lightly floured surface roll dough into circle.

Crumb Topping

1 cup flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp. butter crisco

Combine flour and sugar in bowl. Cut crisco into mixture until small crumbs are formed. Reserve 3/4 cup and set aside for topping - reserve extra for filling.

Filling

1 cup molasses
1 cup hot water
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon

Combine crumbs, molasses, 3/4 cup hot water, beaten egg, and cinnamon in bowl. Dissolve soda in remaining 1/4 cup hot water and stir into mixture. Pour filling into unbaked pie crust. Sprinkle topping over. Bake at 450 degrees for 5 minutes and then an additional 30 minutes at 375. Cool on rack.

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