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Wet Bottom Shoo Fly Pie

Wet Bottom Shoo Fly Pie

Crumb Mixture:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar

Bottom

1 cup hot water

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup molasses

1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in 1 teaspoon vinegar

Mix crumb mixture ingredients together. Blend bottom ingredients together. Line 2 pie pans evenly with liquid, and cover with crumbs. Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes, and then at 350 degrees F until done.

Yield: 2 9-in pies