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Shoofly Pie

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes one 9-inch pie

Ingredients

1 disk Martha’s Perfect Pâte Brisée (page 647)
1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for the work surface
1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
Salt
6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 large egg, lightly beaten

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface to 1/8 inch thick. Fit the dough into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim the edges to leave a 1-inch overhang; fold the edges under, and crimp with your fingers. Freeze the pie shell 30 minutes or overnight.

    Step 2

    Preheat the oven to 325°F. Whisk together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Add the butter, and work the mixture through your fingers until it forms fine crumbs; set the crumb topping aside.

    Step 3

    Stir together the boiling water, molasses, and corn syrup in a medium bowl. Whisk in the baking soda, egg, and a pinch of salt. Pour the molasses mixture into the prepared pie shell. Scatter the crumb topping over the filling. Place the pie on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until the filling is set and the topping is deep golden brown, about 50 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack 30 minutes.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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