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Ingredients
- Crust:
- 1 (9-inch) unbaked deep-dish pie crust (I used frozen)
- Crumbs:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- Scant 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons cold butter, or cold vegetable shortening
- Filling:
- 3/4 cup hot water (but not boiling)
- 1 cup light molasses
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
Preparation
Step 1
Place a baking sheet on center rack of oven then preheat oven to 400° F.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, and salt. Cut in butter or shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside. (I refrigerated the crumbs until needed.)
Meanwhile make the Filling:
In a medium bowl, whisk together the hot water and molasses until combined well; whisk in the baking soda. Lightly whisk in the beaten egg. Do not beat it. Pour mixture into bottom of the pie shell.
Spoon the crumb mixture over the molasses mixture in the pie crust.
Carefully, place pie on the hot baking sheet then place in oven and bake for 15 minutes; then reduce heat to 350° and continue baking for about 30 minutes or until center of pie is almost set. (Only a very slight jiggle when pie is lightly shaken. It will firm up as it cools.)
Cool pie completely on wire cooling rack.
Serve with fresh whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.