Traditional Shoofly Pie Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Traditional Shoofly Pie Recipe). It's gooey sweet and unadorned by a top crust. What better invitation to come join the party does a hungry insect need? It should be called \"molasses pie,\" but it's whimsically named shoofly because its \"open\" structure lures flies that must be shooed away. Shoofly Pie is thought to be a Pennsylvania Dutch creation, and may be a direct descendant of \"Centennial Cake\" introduced at the first World's Fair -- the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Additional: 1hr

Total: 2hrs5 mins

Servings: 16

Yield: 2 pies

Traditional Shoofly Pie Recipe

Ingredients

2 (9 inch)unbaked pie crusts

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup warm water

1 cup molasses

2 cups all-purpose flour

½ cup white sugar

½ teaspoon baking soda

¼ cup butter

Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Place pie crusts in 9 inch pie pans. Chill the crusts approximately 1 hour before use.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 3

In a medium bowl stir together the baking soda and warm water. Mix in the molasses and stir until foamy. Transfer the mixture to the pie crusts.

Step 4

In a medium bowl mix together flour sugar and baking soda. Use a pastry blender to cut the butter into the flour mixture until very fine crumbs have formed. Sprinkle the crumbs over the molasses mixture in the pie crusts.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking 35 minutes or until crust is lightly browned and the filling has set.

Nutritional Information

Traditional Shoofly Pie Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:16

Calories: 279.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 3g 6%

Carbohydrates: 43.8g 14%

Dietary Fiber: 1.2g 5%

Sugars: 17.7g

Fat: 10.5g 16%

Saturated Fat: 3.7g 19%

Cholesterol: 7.6mg 3%

Vitamin A Iu: 88.6IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.4mg 19%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Folate: 45.9mcg 12%

Calcium: 47.5mg 5%

Iron: 2.3mg 13%

Magnesium: 56mg 20%

Potassium: 332.1mg 9%

Sodium: 263.2mg 11%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 22%

Calories From Fat: 94.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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