Best Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie Recipes

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH SHOOFLY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Mix flour, brown sugar and shortening into crumbs with fingers, fork or pastry blender. Reserve 1/2 cup of crumbs for the top of the pie. To remaining crumbs, blend in the molasses, egg, and 3/4 cup hot water. Mix the baking soda with remaining 1/4 cup hot water and promptly add to mixture. Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake for 15 minutes. Top the pie with the reserved crumbs and reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F. and bake for an additional 40 minutes.
• The pie can be served at room temperature or chilled.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour and salt. Cut in shortening until well incorporated. Add remaining ingredients and mix until well blended. Let rest a few minutes, then divide dough into 4 portions. Roll a dough disc out on a lightly floured surface and press into a 9-inch pie plate. Individually tightly cover and freeze remaining 3 portions of dough.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH SHOOFLY PIE

Steps:

• Roll out dough on a lightly floured work surface to 1/8 inch thick. Fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim edges to leave a 1-inch overhang; fold edges under, and crimp with your fingers. Freeze pie shell 30 minutes or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Whisk together flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Add butter, and work mixture through your fingers until it forms fine crumbs; set crumb topping aside.
• Stir together boiling water, molasses, and corn syrup in a medium bowl. Whisk in baking soda, egg, and a pinch of salt. Pour molasses mixture into prepared pie shell. Scatter crumb topping over filling. Place pie on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until filling is set and topping is deep golden brown, about 50 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack 30 minutes.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH SHOOFLY PIE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour and sugar.
• Cut in butter til crumbly. (Use a pastry blender, knives, forks or your fingers.) I just add it cut up, then use my fingers, pinching and tossing to keep coated.
• In seperate bowl, add molasses, soda and cinnamon, and slowly pour in boiling water. Beat til mixture is foamy.
• Stir half of the crumb mixture into the molasses mixture.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Sprinkle top with remaining crumb mixture.
• Bake in 350 oven 30-40 minutes til pie is set/firm, bubbly and lightly browned.
• Cool til warm, and serve topped with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream if desired.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH SHOOFLY PIE

Steps:

• 1. Brush bottom and sides of crust with egg yolk. Place on baking sheet. Bake at 375°F for 5 minutes.2. In medium bowl stir together flour, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon and ginger. Cut in margarine or butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.3. In medium bowl stir together molasses, water and baking soda. Immediatley sprinkle half of crumb mixture in crust. Pour molasses mixture over crumbs in crust. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs. 4. Bake on baking sheet at 375°F for 30 to 35 minutes or until set. Cool slightly on wire rack. Serve warm.