This wet bottom shoofly pie recipe is a true Pennsylvania Dutch staple
Prep Time
1 hr 10 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
8
Ingredients
Instructions
To make the crumbs: In a medium bowl
combine flour
brown sugar
and shortening. Cut ingredients together with a pastry cutter or rub with fingers until dough forms fine crumbs. Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
To make the filling: In a medium bowl
dissolve baking soda in boiling water. Stir in corn syrup
molasses
salt
and egg
being sure to stir well. Pour 1/3 of the mixture into the unbaked pie crust. Sprinkle 1/3 of the crumbs over the mixture. Continue this process until the crumb mixture and liquid mixture have been used up.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes
then lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for an additional 30 minutes.