Shoo-Fly Cake (Old Lehigh County Recipe)
Yield
1 cakePrep
20 minCook
30 minReady
50 minLow Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | cup |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
lard
or 1/4 c butter |
|
| ½ | cup |
molasses
|
|
| ½ | cup |
water
hot |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | x |
pastry
|
* |
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 355 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 237 | ml |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| 59 | ml |
lard
or 1/4 c butter |
|
| 118 | ml |
molasses
|
|
| 118 | ml |
water
hot |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | x |
pastry
|
* |
Directions
Make crumbs by combining the flour, sugar and shortening.
Line a pie pan with pastry.
Dissolve the soda in the hot water and combine with the molasses.
Pour into the pastry-lined pan, top with the crumbs and bake at 350℉ (180℃) until firm..
