Crumb Pie

swimmer175's Note:

I've never made this before, but it came from a pie cookbook we got at the apple orchard.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 1 pie

• 1 unbake 9 inch pie shell
• 177.44 ml flour
• 0.25 ml salt
• 118.29 ml sugar
• 14.79 ml butter
• 59.14 ml molasses
• 59.14 ml boiling water
• 1.23 ml baking soda
• 4.92 ml cinnamon
• 1.23 ml nutmeg
• 0.59 ml ginger

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl combine flour, salt, sugar, and spices.
2. Cut in butter till mixture resembles fine crumbs. Set aside.
3. In another, larger mixing bowl stir together the molasses, boiling water, and baking soda.
4. Beat until mixture becomes foamy and rises. Stir crumb mixture into molasses mixture. Mix well.
5. Pour into pie shell. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minute or until firm.