Shoo Fly Pie An Old Lehigh County Food

SHOO FLY PIE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl stir together the flour and the salt.
• Add the cold vegetable shortening, incorporate into the flour using a pastry cutter or 2 forks until the shortening is evenly crumbly.
• Cut in the cold butter. It's important not to overwork, there should be some smaller and some larger chunks.
• Add 2 tablespoons of the ice water and toss. Add more water a tablespoon at a time just until the dough holds together when pinched. It still may look dry and crumbly.
• Transfer to a floured surface, fold the dough into itself until all the flour is incorporated into the fats. Shape into a disk about 1 inch thick. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to rest or up to 3 days before rolling.
• When ready to roll, remove the plastic wrap from the disc. Lightly flour your work surface and your rolling pin. Start from the center of the disc using gentle force, rolling in all directions, turning the dough in quarter turns as you go to prevent sticking. If any sticking occurs lightly flour the surface.
• Roll to about 13 inches.
• Starting on one end, roll the dough around the rolling pin and transfer to the pan. Trim and shape as desired.
• Set in the refrigerator while preparing the filling.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Stir together 1 cup of flour and ½ cup brown sugar until well blended. Cut in the vegetable shortening with a pastry cutter or rub in with fingers until small crumbs form; set aside.
• Dissolve 1 teaspoon cornstarch into 1 cup of very hot water; set aside. In another bowl, mix together the molasses, corn syrup, brown sugar and the eggs until well combined. Stir in the water and cornstarch mixture, mix well.
• Pour half of the syrup mixture into the chilled prepared pie crust. Top with half of the crumbs and pour in the rest of the syrup mixture, evenly top with remaining crumbs. Carefully place on the bottom rack of the oven and bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees. Turn down oven to 350 degrees and bake another 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from oven and place on a rack to cool.

AUTHENTIC SHOO FLY PIE (STRAIGHT FROM LANCASTER CO.)

Steps:

• Dissolve baking soda in hot water and add molasses.
• Combine sugar and flour and rub in shortening to make crumbs.
• Pour 1/3 of the liquid into an unbaked crust.
• Add 1/3 of the crumb mixture.
• Continue alternating layers, ending with crumbs on top.
• Bake at 375 for approximately 35 minutes.

SHOO FLY PIE (AN OLD LEHIGH COUNTY RECIPE)

Steps:

• Make crumbs by combining flour, brown sugar, salt and shortening.
• Line 2 piepans with pastry.
• Dissolve soda in hot water and combine with molasses.
• Pour into pastry lined pans.
• Top with crumb mixture.
• Bake in a 450 oven for 10 minutes, then reduce to 350 and bake 20 to 30 minutes longer or until firm.

GOOD 'N PLENTY PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH SHOO-FLY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Liquid:.
• Dissolve baking soda in water.
• Stir in molasses and one beaten egg (take care not to scramble the egg, tempering it is advised.).
• Crumbs:.
• Mix flour, shortening, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon.
• Form the mixture into crumbs.
• Pour the liquid mixture in an unbaked pie shell, then add the crumbs to the top and bake for 30 minutes.

SHAKER KENTUCKY SHOO FLY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Sift together the flour, sugar and soda; cut the butter into the flour mixture. Set aside.
• Combine molasses and boiling water, stirring until molasses melt.
• Pour 1/3 of the molasses mix into the pie shell. Top with 1/3 of the crumb mix. Alternate the layers, ending with the crumbs.
• Bake for 35 minutes. Cool to lukewarm before cutting.

HORSE & BUGGY WET BOTTOM SHOO-FLY PIE

Steps:

• Mix together the flour, brown sugar and shortening.
• Set aside ½ cup of this mixture for the topping.
• Add to the remaining mixture the egg, molasses, boiling water and baking soda.
• Spread this mixture into the un-baked pie shell.
• Spread the ½ cup of crumb topping over the pie.
• Bake at 375°F for 10 minutes.
• Reduce temperature to 350°F and bake for 30 minutes or until firm.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH SHOO-FLY CAKE

Steps:

• Mix together (like a crumbly pie crust) flour, shortening, sugars in a large bowl, reserving 1/2 cup of the crumbs for top of cake.
• In another bowl, mix: molasses, baking soda and hot water.
• Stir until mixed and some of the foam disappears.
• Add to the crumb mixture and stir until blended.
• Put in a 9 X 13 inch loaf pan that has been greased and floured.
• Put the 1/2 cup crumb mixture on top and bake for 1 hour at 350 deg.