Shoo-Fly Pie
- Title
- Shoo-Fly Pie
- Subject
- molasses
- hot water
- baking soda
- shortening
- brown sugar
- flour
- salt
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- ginger
- cloves
- pie shell
- Description
- SHOO-FLY PIE
A good old Pennsylvania Dutch Recipe!
For the liquid part:
½ CUP MOLASSES
½ CUP HOT WATER
½ TEASPOON BAKING SODA
For the crumb part:
¼ CUP SHORTENING
1 CUP BROWN SUGAR
1½ CUPS FLOUR ¼ Tsp. SALT
1 Tsp. CINNAMON
A LITTLE NUTMEG, GINGER
and CLOVES
Combine the dry ingredients and work
in the shortening to make crumbs. Into
an unbaked pie shell, put crumbs and
liquid in alternating layers with crumbs
on bottom and top. Bake in hot oven 450
degrees, for 15 minutes, then reduce heat
to 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
To the Pennsylvania Dutch housewife
Baking day was important. From the big
outdoor oven she produced countless
cakes, pies and loaves of golden-crusted
bread.
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# Shoo-Fly Pie
*A good old Pennsylvania Dutch Recipe!*
## Liquid Part
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
## Crumb Part
- 1 unbaked pie shell
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- A little nutmeg, ginger, and cloves
## Instructions
1. Combine the dry ingredients and work in the shortening to make crumbs.
2. Into an unbaked pie shell, put crumbs and liquid in alternating layers with crumbs on bottom and top.
3. Bake in hot oven 450 degrees for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. - Creator
- Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka
- Source
- RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)
- Date
- 1950s
- Rights
- Personal/Family
- Format
- Printed pamphlet page
- Identifier
- RCA0006-20260609-0020
- Coverage
- Oregon, US
- Gettysburg
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Tags
Citation
Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka, “Shoo-Fly Pie,” Recipe Card Archive, accessed June 25, 2026, https://www.recipecardarchive.com/items/show/1403.