Good 'N Plenty Pennsylvania Dutch Shoo-Fly Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup water, boiling
1/2 cup dark molasses
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup flour
3 tablespoons shortening
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shells

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Liquid:
Dissolve baking soda in water.
Stir in molasses and one beaten egg (take care not to scramble the egg, tempering it is advised.).
Crumbs:
Mix flour, shortening, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon.
Form the mixture into crumbs.
Pour the liquid mixture in an unbaked pie shell, then add the crumbs to the top and bake for 30 minutes.