Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie Recipe

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour and sugar.
2. Cut in butter til crumbly. (Use a pastry blender, knives, forks or your fingers.) I just add it cut up, then use my fingers, pinching and tossing to keep coated.
3. In seperate bowl, add molasses, soda and cinnamon, and slowly pour in boiling water. Beat til mixture is foamy.
4. Stir half of the crumb mixture into the molasses mixture.
5. Pour into pie shell.
6. Sprinkle top with remaining crumb mixture.
7. Bake in 350 oven 30-40 minutes til pie is set/firm, bubbly and lightly browned.
8. Cool til warm, and serve topped with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream if desired.