CRUMB MIXTURE
1/4 c Unsalted butter; cut up
1 c Flour
1/3 c Brown sugar; packed
1 ts Cinnamon, ground
1/4 ts Ginger, ground
1/4 ts Cloves, ground
1/4 ts Salt
FILLING
1/3 c Molasses
1/3 c Water; boiling
1/2 ts Baking soda
2 lg Red Delicious apples; peeled
-cored/coarsely chopped
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.
Yields
8 Servings