Chocolate Shoofly Pie - Lancaster County Pa Recipe

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups golden molasses (we like brer rabbit)
• 2 cups hot water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 5 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 teaspoons cocoa powder
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 for topping - mix molasses, hot water & vanilla. set aside.
• 2 cream eggs, sugar & shortening.
• 3 add remaining ingredients, adding molasses mixture last.
• 4 for 'pudding' - bring water to a boil.
• 5 add remaining ingredients and stir/cook until thick.
• 6 pour pudding into 6 unbaked pie shells.
• 7 put topping on top of each of the six pies.
• 8 bake @ 350 for 1 hour.
• 9 cool completely.
• 10 add frosting, if desired. (any soft chocolate frosting will work).
• 11 for chocolate frosting - in saucepan, combine first 4 ingredients.
• 12 slowly add water.
• 13 stir over high heat constantly until thickened.
• 14 remove from heat, and add vanilla and butter.
• 15 spread on cooled pies.