Wet-Bottom Shoofly Pie

The "wet-bottom" in this pie consists of molasses, corn syrup and water. Brown sugar crumb rest between layers of the molasses mixture.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 407 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup molasses
• 1 cup boiling water
• ½ cup dark corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
• ½ cup brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

To Make Crumbs: In a medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar and shortening. Cut ingredients together with a pastry cutter or rub with fingers until dough forms fine crumbs. Set aside.

Step 3

To Make Filling: In a medium bowl, dissolve the baking soda in the boiling water. Stir in corn syrup, molasses, salt and egg being sure to stir well. Pour 1/3 of mixture into unbaked pie crust. Sprinkle 1/3 of the crumbs over mixture. Continue this process until crumb mixture and liquid mixture have been used up.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, then lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for an additional 30 minutes.