shoofly pie
Pennsylvania Dutch dessert
Shoofly pie is a Pennsylvania Dutch dessert with a filling made from molasses, brown sugar, and a crumbly topping.
The pie comes in two varieties: wet-bottom, which has a gooey molasses layer beneath the crumbs, and dry-bottom, which is more cake-like throughout.
The name supposedly comes from the need to shoo away flies attracted to the sweet molasses while the pie cools.
Grandma always made shoofly pie for Sunday dinner.
Traditional simple-living sect
- LancasterEnglish dynasty, fifteenth century
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- colonialOf occupied territories
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
19th century · farmhouse · traditional · regional · church supper · farmers market · rural
Enclosed cooking chamber
- recipeCooking preparation instructions
- homemadePrepared at one's residence
- kitchenFood preparation room
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
filling · bake · rolling pin · pie plate · preheat · cool · golden · flaky
Pleasantly informal and warm
grandmother · heritage · reminisce · homemade · welcoming · tradition · memories · childhood
Syrup from cane processing
- brown sugarMolasses-flavored granulated sweetener
- flourMilled grain powder
- butterSolid fat from cream
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
lard · cinnamon · nutmeg · ginger · corn syrup · baking soda · crumb topping · pie crust
Tasting of sugar
Portion cut off
- a la modeTopped with ice cream
- vanilla ice creamUnadorned frozen dairy dessert
- whipped creamAerated dairy topping
- treatSomething pleasantly special
indulgence · sweet tooth · pie dish · golden brown · warm · serve
Amish
Traditional simple-living sect
- LancasterEnglish dynasty, fifteenth century
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- colonialOf occupied territories
old-fashioned · 19th century · farmhouse · traditional · regional · church supper · farmers market · rural
oven
Enclosed cooking chamber
- recipeCooking preparation instructions
- homemadePrepared at one's residence
- kitchenFood preparation room
dough · filling · bake · rolling pin · pie plate · preheat · cool · golden · flaky · crust
homey
Pleasantly informal and warm
family · grandmother · heritage · reminisce · homemade · welcoming · tradition · memories · childhood · potluck
molasses
Syrup from cane processing
- brown sugarMolasses-flavored granulated sweetener
- flourMilled grain powder
- butterSolid fat from cream
eggs · lard · cinnamon · nutmeg · ginger · corn syrup · baking soda · crumb topping · pie crust · shortening
sweet
Tasting of sugar
spiced · earthy · dark · robust · bittersweet · deep · syrupy
slice
Portion cut off
- a la modeTopped with ice cream
- vanilla ice creamUnadorned frozen dairy dessert
- whipped creamAerated dairy topping
treat · indulgence · sweet tooth · pie dish · golden brown · warm · serve
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- Classic Dessertsangel food cake, baked Alaska, Black Forest cake, Boston cream pie, bread pudding
- piesapple pie, pie, cherry pie, blueberry pie, cream pie
- Amish Countrybuggies, buggy rides, horse and buggy, quilts, quilt shops
- Mid-AtlanticBaltimore, Chesapeake Bay, Delaware River, Philadelphia, Philly
- Mid-Atlantic foodcheesesteak, Philly cheesesteak, hoagie, soft pretzels, water ice
shoofly piefruit tart
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shoofly piecrème brûlée
Custard under caramelized shell
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