Amish Shoo-fly Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup lard or 1/3 cup shortening or 1/3 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, optional
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon, optional
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 teaspoon baking soda, dissolved in
• hot water
• 2 8 inch unbaked pie crusts

Recipe

• 1 crumb mixture: mix ingredients together thoroughly in a bowl until crumbs are formed.
• 2 syrup mixture: in a separate bowl, mix syrup ingredients thoroughly.
• 3 pour half of the syrup mixture into unbaked pie crust-lined 8-inch pie plate, then add half of crumb mixture.
• 4 repeat with the other pie plate.
• 5 bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
• 6 then reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking 50 minutes more.
• 7 cool before eating.