Chocolate Shoofly Pie - Lancaster County Pa Recipe

WJKing's Note:

Wowza. If you like shoofly, here's another 'must-try' version.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 35 mins
• Prep Time: 35 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 6 pies

Topping

• 2 cups golden molasses (we like Brer Rabbit)
• 2 cups hot water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 5 cups flour

Pudding

• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon butter

Chocolate Frosting recipe

• 1 cup sugar
• 3 teaspoons cocoa powder
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon butter

Directions:

1. For topping - Mix molasses, hot water & vanilla. Set aside.
2. Cream eggs, sugar & shortening.
3. Add remaining ingredients, adding molasses mixture last.
4. For 'pudding' - Bring water to a boil.
5. Add remaining ingredients and stir/cook until thick.
6. Pour pudding into 6 unbaked pie shells.
7. Put topping on top of each of the six pies.
8. Bake @ 350 for 1 hour.
9. Cool completely.
10. Add frosting, if desired. (any soft chocolate frosting will work).
11. For chocolate frosting - In saucepan, combine first 4 ingredients.
12. Slowly add water.
13. Stir over high heat constantly until thickened.
14. Remove from heat, and add vanilla and butter.
15. Spread on cooled pies.