———————–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. Source: Chicago Sun Times, November 6, 1996 —–