Chocolate Shoofly Pie

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 cup brown sugar packed
• 3 tablespoons butter shortening flavored
• 1  eggs beaten
• 1.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 9 inch pie shell 
• 0.5 cup semi chocolate chips 
• 1 cup unsulfured molasses 
• 0.8 cup water boiling

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• pie form

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a small bowl, mix together flour and brown sugar.
3. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside 1 cup of this mixture for topping the pie.
4. In a large bowl, combine egg, molasses, cold water, and remaining crumb mixture.
5. Mix thoroughly. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water and add to molasses mixture.
6. Mix well.
7. Spread chocolate chips across bottom of pastry-lined pie pan.
8. Pour filling over chocolate chips.
9. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top.
10. Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes, until filling is set.