Pastry for 9-inch One-Crust Pie
3/4 cup all-purpose flour*
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
3 Tbs. butter or margarine
3/4 cup hot water
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup dark molasses
1 egg yolk, well beaten

1. Heat oven to 400-degrees.

2. Prepare pastry.

3. Mix flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and butter with hands until crumbly. Mix water and baking soda in 1-quart bowl. Stir in molasses and egg yolk.

4. Pour into pastry-lined pie plate. Sprinkle crumbly mixture over molasses mixture.

5. Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325-degrees. Bake until crust and crumbs are brown, about 20 minutes. Serve warm.

*If using self-rising flour, omit salt.

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