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  • Shoofly Pie

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    Shoofly Pie
    Prep: 20 min Cook: 35 min Servings: 8
    by Jann from PA
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    Traditional PA Dutch food and prize winning recipe.

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup flour
    • 2/3 cup brown sugar
    • 1 Tablespoons shortening
    • 1 cup mild molasses
    • 1 egg
    • 1 cup hot tap water
    • 1 tsp. baking soda
    • 1 pie crust

    Directions

    1. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, and cut in shortening. Set aside about 1 cup of these crumbs for top.
    2. To the remaining crumbs, add the molasses, egg, and hot water with 1 tsp. soda stirred in.
    3. Stir together until well mixed, and pour into a pie shell.
    4. Sprinkle the reserved dry crumbs over the top of the pie.
    5. Bake at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes.
    6. Serve cool, or warm, with ice cream or whipped cream, as desired.
    7. *King Syrup or dark Karo Syrup

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    Reviews

    • Glenn
      Glenn
      I grew up eating this version of Shoo Fly Pie and have never found anything done as well. The key to a good SFP is a wet bottom and a firm middle. If you can't cut it in wedges and have it stand up long enough to take a portrait, the consistency is too wet. On the other hand if it sets up nicely on the plate but requires a gallon of H2O to choke it down it is too dry. This recipe creates a pie that fits neatly in the sweet spot. Now comes the age old question: "Who rips the wings off all those flies?"

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