Homemade Amish Shoofly Pie Recipes

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.

AMISH SHOO-FLY PIE

Steps:

• Crumb Mixture: Mix ingredients together thoroughly in a bowl until crumbs are formed.
• Syrup Mixture: In a separate bowl, mix syrup ingredients thoroughly.
• Pour half of the syrup mixture into unbaked pie crust-lined 8-inch pie plate, then add half of crumb mixture.
• Repeat with the other pie plate.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Then reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking 50 minutes more.
• Cool before eating.

MY GRANDMA'S SHOO-FLY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• To Make Bottom Layer: In a medium bowl combine molasses, hot water, and baking soda. Stir well. Whisk in beaten egg. Pour mixture into pie shell.
• To Make Crumb Topping: In a medium bowl combine flour and brown sugar. Mix well, then cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle on top of molasses layer.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Lower temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake an additional 30 minutes.