Shoofly Pie

Name: Shoofly Pie
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, ice water; 2 tablespoons, sour cream; 1¼ cups (6¼ ounces; 177 grams), all-purpose flour; 1½ teaspoons, sugar; ½ teaspoon, table salt; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces and chilled; ¾ cup (3¾ ounces; 106 grams), all-purpose flour; ½ cup packed (3½ ounces; 99 grams), brown sugar; 1 teaspoon, table salt; ½ teaspoon, ground cinnamon; ⅛ teaspoon, ground cloves; ⅛ teaspoon, ground ginger; ⅛ teaspoon, ground nutmeg; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces and chilled; 1 cup, molasses; 1 , large egg, beaten; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; ¾ cup, boiling water

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2023

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SERVES8

TIME1¾ hours, plus 2 hours chilling and cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This Pennsylvania Dutch classic is richly sweet from deep molasses and warm baking spices. A bit of sour cream in the pie dough made it easy to work with, and a touch of sugar in the dough added sweetness and enhanced browning. This pie is ...

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