Wet Bottom Shoo Fly Pie

Ingredients

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 in1 teaspoon vinegar
  

Instructions

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

Yield: two 9-inch pies