Best Not Too Dry Shoofly Pie Recipes

SHOOFLY PIE

Steps:

• On a floured surface, roll dough to fit a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Trim and flute edge. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes., Meanwhile, preheat oven to 425°. For filling, mix brown sugar, molasses, egg, flour and baking soda. Gradually stir in boiling water; cool completely., Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack 15 minutes. Remove foil and pie weights; brush crust with egg yolk. Bake 5 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 350°., In another bowl, whisk together first four topping ingredients. Cut in butter until crumbly. Add filling to crust; sprinkle with topping. Cover edge of pie with foil., Bake until filling is set and golden brown, 45-50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Store in the refrigerator.

DRY-BOTTOM SHOOFLY PIE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400F.
• 2. mix flour, brown sugar and shortening with a pastry knife until crumbly. Reserve 2/3 cup for topping. Spoon rest into the unbaked piecrust.
• 3. Mix baking soda in hot water. Add egg and molasses and stir well. Pour over crumbs in piecrust. Sprinkle reserved crumbs on top.
• 4. Bake at 400F. for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350F and bake another 30 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool on wire rack before slicing.

WET-BOTTOM SHOOFLY PIE

Steps:

• To Make Crumbs: In a medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar and shortening. Cut ingredients together with a pastry cutter or rub with fingers until dough forms fine crumbs. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• To Make Filling: In a medium bowl, dissolve the baking soda in the boiling water. Stir in corn syrup, molasses, salt and egg being sure to stir well. Pour 1/3 of mixture into unbaked pie crust. Sprinkle 1/3 of the crumbs over mixture. Continue this process until crumb mixture and liquid mixture have been used up.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, then lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for an additional 30 minutes.

NOT-TOO- DRY SHOOFLY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, and shortening. With your fingertips, rub these ingredients together until the shortening resembles small lima beans. Set crumb mixture aside.
• In another bowl, dissolve the baking soda in the boiling water. Add the corn syrup and molasses; stir to blend. Pour filling into the shell, and sprinkle the crumb mixture over the top.
• Bake in the middle of the oven for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C); bake for 25 minutes more. The filling is set, but still quivers when the pan is little tapped. Do not over bake. Cool on a rack to room temperature.