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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This is DH's mother's recipe. She has lived in PA since 1949 but is originally from S.D. Good recipe very typical of the Pennsylvania Dutch excellent cooking. Ingredients:
2 cups flour |
2/3 cup brown sugar |
1/2 cup shortening |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/3 cup boiling water |
2/3 cup cold water |
1 cup molasses |
1 cup brown sugar |
1 egg, beaten |
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shells |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl combine flour and brown sugar.
3. Cut shortening into flour mixture until crumbly.
4. Dissolve baking soda into boiling water.
5. Add cold water.
6. In a small bowl stir the beaten egg into the brown sugar.
7. Add the molasses to the egg/brown sugar mixture.
8. Add baking soda water to the molasses mixture.
9. Pour into 9 inch unbaked pie shell.
10. Sprinkle crumb mixture over filling.
11. I bake my pie onto of a baking sheet in case of spill overs.
12. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
13. Reduce oven to 325 degrees for 50 minutes longer or until done in center.
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