Chapter Five

Freni Hostetler’s Recipe For Shoofly Pie

Makes 8 servings

1 nine-inch unbaked pie crust

1 ½ cups flour

½ cup dark brown sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon nutmeg

Pinch of ground cloves

¼ teaspoon salt

1 stick butter (1/2 cup)

¼ cup water

¼ cup unsulphured molasses

½ teaspoon baking soda

 

 

Sift together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Cut the butter into pats and add it to the flour mixture. Using a fork, mash the butter into the flour mixture until you get a texture like coarse crumbs. Combine the water, molasses, and baking soda. Pour into the unbaked pie crust. Then spoon the crumb mixture onto the liquid. Bake at 375 degrees for thirty-five to forty minutes. Best if served at room temperature.