Shoofly Pie Recipe
Shoofly pie is something I always wanted to make but never did until now.
Gotta be a molasses person to love Shoofly pie
Now, if you’re not a molasses person, this pie won’t be for you. Shoofly Pie or Molasses Cake as some have called it dates back all the way to 1876 in Amish country.
Me, I’m a molasses person. I find that the older I get the more I crave and adore the rich strong flavor of deep, dark molasses. Adding to the fact that I’m a brown sugar lover and those are the two primary ingredients in a Shoofly pie, I can’t imagine not loving it.
Where did Shoofly Pie get it’s name?
Well according to the Chicago Tribune article
the unusual name was penned because ‘the pools of sweet, sticky molasses sometimes formed on the surface of the pie while it was cooling (and) inevitably attracting flies.’ Not so nice, but makes sense! Let’s try not to think of those flies as we move on to
How To Make A Shoofly Pie Recipe
Ingredients You’ll need are:
- All Purpose Flour
- Baking Soda
- Molasses
- Butter
- Brown Sugar (I’m using dark)
- Eggs
- Hot tap water
- Two Pie Crusts
Store bought or from scratch pie crusts are fine for this Shoofly Pie recipe
I am using store bought pie crusts because I need the dishes to be disposable. Make your own or buy them, whichever works best for you. We’re making pies and having fun so don’t get hung up on the idea that anything other than made-from-scratch is somehow below standard. Get in there and don’t let anyone rain on your parade!
Lets make us a pie, shall we?
- Place your brown sugar in a bowl…
- Add in flour
- Have happy children stir it up.
- Crack eggs into mixing bowl.
- Like so…
- Use mixer to beat those up a bit.
- Pour in molasses.
- Mix that up well.
- Add baking soda to hot water and stir to dissolve.
- Add into mixture.
- Mix that up a bit.
- Take flour mixture and add in butter.
- Cut in with fork.
- Until well mixed up, like so.
- Take about half of that and add it to the wet mixture.
- Like so…
- Let ‘er rip and mix it up really well.
- Pour (or ladle in my case) mixture into each pie shell .
- Like this. 🙂
- Sprinkle remaining dry mixture over tops.
- There, all ready to bake now! Bake according to recipe at bottom (preheat at 450 then reduce to 350 and cook for 30 mins)
- Allow to cool.
This was my first taste of Shoofly pie and I have to say I was delighted. I expected it to be a lot stronger flavor and even considered substituting honey for the molasses at one point just in case but it came out much milder than you’d expect and with a bit of a spongy, cakey texture. Would be DIVINE served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream drizzled with molasses!
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You may also like these pies:
Caramel Banana Pie AKA Easy Banoffee Pie
Sweet Potato Pie Southern Plate Style
Not sure which I liked better the recipe or the pics of the kids making it! Soooo cute!!
Oh! Here I am again…just wanted to let you know how much you are appreciated for all that you put into sending Southern Plate our way! I know I speak for many. Thank you!!
Bountiful Blessings!
why can’t you make your recipes so they can be printed
It’s this whole weird attachment to sleep thing that I have going on. I’m hoping to evolve past it though! In the meantime, below are the easy peasy instructions for you to do just that, taken directly from my Frequently Asked Questions page.
I wish I could do more but I’m putting in about nine hours or more a day on Southern Plate things at it is and my kids are still my number one priority. I’m THRILLED to have all of you here reading and even more delighted to be able to give you all of this free of charge so I really hope these instructions help and thank you so much for your kindness and understanding. 🙂
Gratefully,
Christy 🙂
I love your recipes! Do I have to print out all of the pictures to get them, though?
Thank you! I love you reading my recipes! You don’t have to do that excessive printing unless you just want to. Here is how you copy and paste:
*Simply place your curser in front of the title to the recipe, hold down your mouse button and drag your mouse to the bottom of the recipe so that it is all highlighted.
*Hold down the “Control” button and press “C”.
*Now open up a word document such as microsoft word.
*Click inside the document and hold down “Control” again and press “V”.
The recipe is now pasted and you can simply print out one page and have what you need.
Or even easier, if you have a Windows PC, highlight the text as listed above and click the right mouse button. Select Print from the pop-up menu! Easy as shoofly pie! 😉
I haven’t seen any food blogs that offer recipes that can be printed in index card format. Recipe databases, yes, but not blogs. Don’t feel bad, Christy! You’re doing great!
Oops. Never mind the instructions to right click. That will give you the full document! If you select File -> Print -> Selection from your browser that will just give you the highlighted text. It at least skips the step of going to a word processing program!
uuumm hey -WHEN is the bake sale ~grinning cause I happen to know which school it is~
I just love little helpers in the kitchen! Just this weekend my 3 yr old daughter and I were baking cookies. At one point, I turned my head for just a second, and she had her whole head in the bowl licking the batter! She was a mess, in it up to her elbows! Those times are so precious!!
Hi Christy,
Loved this post about the trip to TN (God’s country)–we lived for quite a few years just northeast of Nashville. My husband was born in PA and when we married one of the recipes his Mom passed on to me was the making of shoofly pie. Absolutely yummy stuff–their family would eat it for breakfast so I’ve never used it as a dessert. The only real variation from what you made (as noted by someone in a previous comment) is that none of the crumb mixture is mixed into the liquid filling but is added to the top of the pie after the liquid is poured in the shell. The crumbs and liquid mix together but there is a definite “liquid” layer on the bottom after baking. “Mit der goo on the bottom” is a compliment to show the pie came out of the oven perfect!
Katy and Brady are going to be such good cooks–that’s exactly how I learned to cook and love the process (and results) to this day. They are adorable kids.
Judy in KY
I love your website, Christy. I’ve never had Shoo fly pie, but always heard my mom and mammaw talk about it. One question, is there any way to highlight just your recipes and print them? I’m always trying new recipes out on my Italian hubby. I’m making my own recipe collection of all the recipes he likes, but my hand gets tired of writing all of your wonderful recipes down!! Thanks for bringing back my southern roots!
hi veronica…..from one southerner to another and just to be helpful to you for christy, look on her website under the FAQ section. it will tell you how to print out the recipes. ~waves~ bye ya’ll.
Thanks Terri!