Shoo-Fly Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 or 9-inch) pie crust
1/3 c. sugar
3/4 c. flour
1/8 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. shortening
1 egg
1/3 c. molasses
2 Tbsp. boiling water
1/2 tsp. baking soda

Preparation

Mix sugar, flour, salt and shortening to form crumbs.
In a separate bowl, beat egg until fluffy.
Add molasses, boiling water and baking soda.
Beat until soda dissolves.
Reserve 1/4 cup of crumb mixture.
Stir remaining crumb mixture into molasses mixture and stir until blended.
Pour into pie crust; sprinkle crumbs on top.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 35 minutes.