Shoofly Pie

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The crumble topping of this classical dessert has been spiked with the warming flavors of cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg.

Food writer Nevin Martell's household likes to usage Brer Rabbit Full Flavor marque molasses, which is wide disposable successful Pennsylvania Dutch state but not truthful easy recovered successful the Washington area. Plantation Blackstrap Molasses whitethorn beryllium substituted.

The pastry dough needs to remainder successful the refrigerator for 1 hour. You'll person immoderate scraps near over; they tin beryllium rolled out, dusted with cinnamon sweetener and baked for a snack.

Adapted from a look successful the "Mennonite Community Cookbook: Favorite Family Recipes," by Mary Emma Showalter (Herald Press, 1992).

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 8 Makes 1 9-inch pie

For crust

2 1/4 cups flour, positive much for the enactment surface
1/2 spoon kosher salt
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, chopped into tiny cubes
1/3 cupful positive 1 tablespoonful to 2 tablespoons acold water

For filling and topping

1/2 spoon baking soda
3/4 cupful just-boiled water
1 cupful acheronian molasses, specified arsenic Brer Rabbit Full Flavor marque oregon Plantation Blackstrap (see headnote)
1 ample egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cupful packed airy brownish sugar
1 1/4 cups flour
1/4 spoon crushed cinnamon
1/8 spoon crushed ginger
1/8 spoon crushed cloves
1/8 spoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, chopped into tiny cubes

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
490
Fat
17 g
Saturated Fat
10 g
Carbohydrates
79 g
Sodium
200 mg
Cholesterol
70 mg
Protein
6 g
Fiber
1 g
Sugar
35 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from a look successful the "Mennonite Community Cookbook: Favorite Family Recipes," by Mary Emma Showalter (Herald Press, 1992).

Tested by Helen Horton.

Published November 23, 2013

Updated March 14, 2026