My Grandma's Shoofly Pie

Ingredients

• 1 cup molasses
• 0.75 cups hot water
• 0.75 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 egg , beaten
• 1 deep dish pie crust , 9-inch
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.25 cups shortening

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2. 2

   Combine molasses, hot water, and baking soda together in a medium bowl; whisk in beaten egg until well combined. Pour mixture into deep dish pie shell.

3. 3

   Combine flour and brown sugar in a separate medium bowl; cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

4. 4

   Sprinkle on top of pie filling.

5. 5

   Place pie on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake until filling is set, about 30 minutes more.