Visit the charming Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse, Lancaster County and explore the shops, check out the lodging but most of all the bakery! Jackie Lewandoski learns how to bake a traditional Shoo Fly Pie.
Shoo Fly Pie
Crumbs:
1/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
In a bowl combine the above ingredients until mixture is crumbly.
Bottom:
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup boiling water
1 cup Old Barrel Molasses
1 egg
Pinch of cinnamon
1 - 9'' unbaked pie shell
Dissolve baking soda in boiling water. Mix all ingredients together. Add half of the crumb mixture to the liquid and pour into a 9'' unbaked pie shell. Top with remaining crumbs.
Bake at 350F for 1 - 1/14 hours until set.