Coffee and Molasses Pie
This is a surprisingly good pie and not done much so can be a pleasant surprise for your family and guests.
Crust:
1 1/3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup solid vegetable shortening, frozen, diced
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
4 tablespoons (about) ice water
1 large egg white, beaten to blend
Filling:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 cup hot water
1/2 teaspoon instant espresso powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup mild-flavored (light) molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Powdered sugar
Vanilla ice cream
For crust:
• Blend flour, sugar, and salt in processor 5 seconds.
• Add shortening and butter.
• Using on/off turns, blend until coarse meal forms.
• Add 3 tablespoons ice water; blend briefly.
• Add more ice water, 1 teaspoon at a time, and blend, using on/off turns, until moist clumps form.
• Gather dough together; flatten into disk.
• Wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 13-inch round.
• Transfer dough to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish.
• Trim overhang to 3/4 inch.
• Fold overhang under and crimp edge decoratively.
• Pierce crust all over with fork.
• Freeze 10 minutes.
• Line crust with foil; fill with dried beans or pie weights.
• Bake crust until sides are set, about 25 minutes.
• Remove foil and beans.
• Bake crust until beginning to color, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles, about 10 minutes longer.
• Remove from oven; brush crust with some of egg white to seal.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
Meanwhile, prepare filling:
• Mix flour and brown sugar in medium bowl.
• Add butter; cut in with back of fork until blended and even-size crumbs form.
• Combine 1 cup hot water and espresso powder in another medium bowl.
• Add baking soda.
• Whisk in corn syrup, molasses, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle crumb mixture over hot crust.
• Pour in molasses mixture.
• Bake pie until filling is set in center, about 35 minutes.
• Transfer pie to rack; cool completely.
• Sift powdered sugar over pie.
• Cut into wedges and serve with ice cream.
Yield: Serves 8
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