Recipe #6: Shoofly Pie from Family Fresh Meals

Description

Shoofly Pie offers a delicious mix of molasses and brown sugar in a crumbly, buttery crust, a cherished treat from the Pennsylvania Dutch community.

Ingredient Summary

This recipe features a classic or homemade pie crust filled with a spiced molasses mixture. Key ingredients include all-purpose flour, a blend of dark and light brown sugars, cold butter, and spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Molasses is combined with boiling water and baking soda for the filling, creating a rich and deeply flavored dessert.

Recipe Summary

Preheat oven to 400°F and prepare a 9-inch pie dish with your chosen crust. Mix flour, both brown sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt in a bowl. Cut in cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, dissolve baking soda in boiling water, then mix in molasses.

Pour this molasses mixture into the pie crust and evenly sprinkle the flour mixture over it. Bake at 400°F for 10 minutes, reduce to 350°F, and continue baking for 30 minutes until set and golden. Cool on a rack for 20 minutes before serving. Optionally, serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

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