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Shoofly pie

Name: Shoofly pie
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 70 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 150 g plain flour; 100 g soft brown sugar; 60 g cold butter; 1 pinch salt; 300 g shortcrust pastry; 240 ml light molasses; 180 ml boiling water; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 egg

Wet-bottom molasses crumb pie from Lancaster County

Features:Vegetarian

Cuisine:

American

Shoofly pie is the signature sweet of the Amish and Mennonite farms around Lancaster, Pennsylvania, sold at roadside stands and farmers' markets and eaten for breakfast with strong coffee as often as for dessert. This is the 'wet-bottom' kind: a gooey layer of molasses custard under a cakey middle and a buttery brown-sugar crumb. Chef's tip: use mild, light molasses; strong blackstrap makes it bitter.

Total time: 70 min
Difficulty: easy
Serves: 8

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Ingredients

Serves8

For the crumb

5 ½ oz plain flour
3 ½ oz soft brown sugar
2 ⅛ oz cold butterdiced
1 pinch salt

For the filling

10 ½ oz shortcrust pastry
1 cup light molasses
¾ cup boiling water
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 eggbeaten

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Method

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Step 1: Heat the oven to 400°F (350°F fan). Roll the 10 ½ oz shortcrust pastry to line a deep 23 cm pie dish, crimp the edge and chill while you make the rest.
15 min
Step 2: Rub the 2 ⅛ oz cold butter into the 5 ½ oz plain flour, 3 ½ oz soft brown sugar and 1 pinch salt with your fingertips until it looks like coarse crumbs.
4 min
Step 3: Stir the 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda into the ¾ cup boiling water (it fizzes), then stir in the 1 cup light molasses and leave to cool for 5 minutes before whisking in the 1 egg.
6 min
Step 4: Pour the molasses mix into the pastry case and scatter the crumb evenly over the top; some will sink, which is what makes the cakey middle.
2 min
Step 5: Bake for 10 minutes, then turn down to 350°F (300°F fan) and bake 30–35 minutes more, until the top is puffed and set and only the very centre jiggles.
45 min
Step 6: A common mistake is cutting it warm, when the bottom is still runny. Cool for at least 2 hours so the wet layer sets to a soft, sticky goo.
120 min

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 380 kcal
Protein: 4 g
Carbs: 62 g
Fat: 13 g
Fibre: 1 g

Nutrition values are estimates.

Recipe by

KrazyBadal

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Good to know

How long does shoofly pie take?: About 70 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 45 minutes to cook.
How many people does it serve?: 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
Is it vegetarian?: Yes. It has no meat or fish.
What can I use instead of plain flour?: Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
What can I use instead of soft brown sugar?: White sugar + 1 tbsp molasses or treacle per 200g.

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