Authentic Pennsylvania Dutch Shoo Fly Pie
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 each egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup water boiling
- 3/4 cup flour, all-purpose
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 18 teaspoon nutmeg
- 18 teaspoon ginger ground
- 18 teaspoon cloves, ground
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 each pie shell (9 inch) pastry for 9 inch pie
- 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 450F (230C) for 15 minutes then reduce heat to 350F (180C) and bake 20 minutes longer.
- Cool and serve.
molasses, egg yolks, baking soda, water boiling, flour, brown sugar, butter, nutmeg, ginger ground, cinnamon, salt, pie shell
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/authentic-pennsylvania-dutch-sh-3584 (may not work)