Pennsylvania Dutch Molasses Softies Recipes

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH MOLASSES SOFTIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, thoroughly stir together the flour and salt; set aside.
• In another large bowl, with electic mixer on medium speed, beat together the butter, shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat the molasses and orange zest into the butter mixture until evenly incorporated. In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream and baking soda until well blended.
• Beat the sour cream mixture into the molasses mixture. Gradually beat in the flour mixture until smooth and well blended.
• Cover and refrigerate the dough until firm enough to handle, at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 375*. Grease several baking sheets or coat with nonstick spray. Divide the dough in half. Working with one portion at a time and leaving the remaining dough chilled, shape portions of the mixture into generous golf ball sized balls with lightly greased hands.
• Place on baking sheet, spacing about 3 1/2" apart. Using your hard, press down the balls until about 1/2" thick.
• Evenly brush the cookies with the egg yolk mixture, try not to drip on the cookie tray, as the egg will burn on the baking sheet. Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, in the middle of the over, reversing the sheet from front to back, halfway through baking to ensure even browning.
• Bake for 7-10 minutes -- or until browned on top and just beginning to firm up when tapped in the centers; be careful not to overbake.
• Transfer baking sheet to wire rack and let stand until the cookies firm up slightly -- 3-4 minutes.
• Using a spatula, carefully transfer the cookies to wire rack to cool completely -- Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze up to one month.

AMISH WET BOTTOM SHOOFLY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• For the wet mixture: Add 2 c. brown sugar and eggs to a mixing bowl and beat well. Add molasses.
• Bring water to boiling, remove from heat and add 1 tsp. baking soda. Stir.
• Add soda/water mixture to egg mixture. Mix.
• Let this mixture cool while you prepare the crumb mixture.
• For crumb mixture: Mix flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, & cream of tartar in a mixing bowl.
• Add butter (cut in slices) and shortening. Using pastry blender, mix until fine crumbs.
• Reserve 1 1/2 c. of the crumb mixture to put on top.
• Pour about a 3/4 c. of the wet mixture into the crust bottom of each pie dish.
• Now pour your remaining crumbs into the remaining wet mixture. Mix together and divide between your two pies.
• Cover with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake at 375° for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350° and continue baking for 30 minutes.

GOOD 'N PLENTY PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH SHOO-FLY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Liquid:.
• Dissolve baking soda in water.
• Stir in molasses and one beaten egg (take care not to scramble the egg, tempering it is advised.).
• Crumbs:.
• Mix flour, shortening, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon.
• Form the mixture into crumbs.
• Pour the liquid mixture in an unbaked pie shell, then add the crumbs to the top and bake for 30 minutes.

AUTHENTIC SHOO FLY PIE (STRAIGHT FROM LANCASTER CO.)

Steps:

• Dissolve baking soda in hot water and add molasses.
• Combine sugar and flour and rub in shortening to make crumbs.
• Pour 1/3 of the liquid into an unbaked crust.
• Add 1/3 of the crumb mixture.
• Continue alternating layers, ending with crumbs on top.
• Bake at 375 for approximately 35 minutes.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the shortening and sugar together. Add the eggs, molasses and sour cream to which the baking soda has been added.
• Sift the flour and spices together and add to the wet ingredients.
• Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees farenheit for 10-15 minutes.