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This is an easy recipe from the archives, very typical Amish culinary ingenuity!  The pie is sweet, easy to make and you probably have all the ingredents on hand already!

1 cup brown sugar

1 /2 cup maple syrup

1 cup plus 1 tablespoon flour

1 egg, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 /4 cup shortening

1 /2 teaspoon baking soda

1 /2 teaspoon baking powder

 

Combine 1 /2 cup brown sugar, syrup, one tablespoon flour, egg, one cup water and vanilla in saucepan and cook until thickened.  Pour into a 9-inch unbaked pastry pie crust.  Mix together remaining flour, brown sugar, soda, and baking powder then cut in shortening.  Sprinkle over top of filling and bake at 350 until done (about 1 hour).