The shoo-fly pie is part of our German and Pennsylvania Dutch background. Why not make your own!
The shoo-fly pie is a wet-bottom molasses pie that used to sit on the window sills and attract flies, hence the shoo-fly name. It has a gooey bottom, cake-like middle, and crumb topping. Mmmmm good!
"shoo-fly pie mix"
We now have available an easy shoo-fly pie mix. There are no other ingredients needed except for hot water and a pie shell. Mixes in three simple steps. For those who are more experienced bakers, we do have available our good recipe. We've decided to share our shoo-fly pie recipe as part of an introduction to our on-line Maple Springs Country Farm Cookbook. Click on the link below for the recipe. Shoo-fly pie is a little easier to make than funny cake. But, of course you have to practise the crust a few times to get it to taste like mom's. Most folks serve the shoo-fly for breakfast, but I could eat them any time of the day!