Apple Shoofly Pie



	Apple Shoofly Pie fruits, pies ----CRUMB MIXTURE---- 1/4 cup unsalted butter; cut up 1 cup flour 1/3 cup brown sugar; packed 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground 1/4 teaspoon ginger, ground 1/4 teaspoon cloves, ground 1/4 teaspoon salt ----FILLING---- 1/3 cup molasses 1/3 cup water; boiling 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 large red delicious apples; peeled cored/coarsely cho 1 9 deepdish pie shell unbake 1. To prepare crumb mixture: Process butter, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse meal. 2. To make filling: Dissolve molasses in boiling water in a large bowl. Stir in baking soda. Add about 2/3 of the crumb mixture and all of the chopped apples, and mix until crumbs are moistened. Spoon into pie shell. Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture on top. 3. Bake in a preheated 375-degree oven until filling is set, about 40 minutes. Source: Chicago Sun Times, November 6, 1996