Shoofly Pie Recipe

Name: Shoofly Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 basic flaky pie pastry, single crust; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4 inch pieces; ½ cup molasses (unsulfured or blackstrap); ¾ cup boiling water; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 large egg, beaten

Servings: persons

1 basic flaky pie pastry, single crust
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
½ cup molasses (unsulfured or blackstrap)
¾ cup boiling water
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg, beaten

1
Roll out refrigerated prepared pastry, fit into 9-inch pie pan; sculpt edges into an upstanding ridge; place in freezer for 15 minutes.
2
Preheat oven to 425.
3
In a bowl, combine flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon; add butter and rub or cut into the dry ingredients with you fingers or a pastry blender, mixing until the mixture resembles fine meal that forms small clumps when you pinch it together; set aside.
4
In another bowl, combine the remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar and molasses; add in boiling water and stir to dissolve sugar.
5
Whisk in the baking soda, vanilla, and egg.
6
Pour the mixture into the chilled pie shell.
7
Scatter the crumbs evenly over the filling; do not tamp them down.
8
Place the pie on the center oven rack and bake for 10 minutes; decrease the oven temperature to 350 and rotate pie 180; continue to bake until filling is set, about 25 minutes (cover crust edges with foil if start to overbrown).
9
When done, the filling should wobble as a whole, and the center should not be soupy.
10
Transfer pie to a wire rack and let cool thoroughly before serving.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 11 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 basic flaky pie pastry, single crust, 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar, ¼ teaspoon salt, and more.

Yes, Shoofly Pie falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

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