Amish Wet Bottom Shoe Fly Pie

By JimMac

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
• 1 egg
• 8 fluid ounces molasses
• 6 fluid ounces boiling water
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 (9 inch) unbaked pastry shells

Preparation

Step 1

1
Mix together the flour, brown sugar and shortening.
2
Set aside ½ cup of this mixture for the topping.
3
Add to the remaining mixture the egg, molasses, boiling water and baking soda.
4
Spread this mixture into the un-baked pie shell.
5
Spread the ½ cup of crumb topping over the pie.
6
Bake at 375°F for 10 minutes.
7
Reduce temperature to 350°F and bake for 30 minutes or until firm.