Molasses Apple Pie Recipes

OLD FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a bowl combine apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Place mixture in a pastry-lined 9 inch pie plate. Dot with butter and adjust top crust that has been vented.
• Place in oven and bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Turn oven temperature down to 275-300 degrees F (135-150 degrees C) and bake 40-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. Let cool and serve.

MOLASSES APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Mix the molasses, water, lemon juice and salt in a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil.
• Add the sliced apples and simmer until the apples are tender.
• remove the apples from the syrup.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan, and blend in the flour.
• Pour this into the hot syrup and simmer, stirring constantly until the syrup is smooth and thick.
• Fold the apples into the syrup.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Make Pastry for 2 crust 9 inch pie by mixing shortening, salt, and flour with a fork until crumbly.
• Add 5 tablespoons water and mix well, adding more water if too dry.
• Form into a ball.
• Roll out half of it and line the pie pan, letting it hang over the edge about 1 inch.
• Fold the extra pastry over toward the middle and flute the edges with your fingers for a built up rim.
• Roll out the rest of the pastry, and cut into narrow strips for a lattice top.
• Spoon the apple syrup mixture into the pastry lined pan.
• Arrange 7 or 8 strips over the top.
• trim the ends, moisten, and press into the rim.
• Lay more strips over them.
• leaving a diamond shaped spaces, and trimming, moistening and pressing into the edge like the first ones.
• Bake the pie at 425 degrees for 30 minutes.

MOM-MOM BESSIE'S COCONUT MOLASSES PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients. Stir in coconut. Pour into crust; cover edge loosely with foil. Bake until center is set, 45-55 minutes. Remove foil; cool on a wire rack. If desired, serve with whipped cream.

MOLASSES-SPICE APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and ginger in a bowl.
• Add apples and toss to coat.
• Add molasses and toss.
• Smooth one of the crusts into a 9-inch pie plate.
• Spoon apple mixture into the crust.
• Dot with butter.
• Place second crust on top, cut vents, and crimp the edges together.
• Place the pie on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 375°F.
• Bake 60 minutes more or until the apples are tender and the filing is bubbly. (If the crust is browning too quickly, cover the top loosely with foil.).
• Cool pie on a wire rack for 1 hour.

MOLASSES PIE

Steps:

• Mix the 4 first ingredients in a bowl(flour to butter). With a pastry cutter or 2 knives, add butter until you have a rough texture.
• In another bowl, mix baking soda and warm water. Add molasses, egg, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Beat well.
• Spread 1/3 of the rough mixture (step 1) in the crust, then pour the second mixture of molasses (step 2). Put the remaining rough mixture (step 1) on the pie. Cook on the lowest rack of oven, at 350 F from 45 to 50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.