Shoofly pie is now known as a Pennsylvania Dutch favorite, but it got there thanks to immigration and, just maybe, an assist ...

“I’m Pennsylvania Dutch, and shoofly pie is as Pennsylvania Dutch as you can get,” he says. As a farm show judge, Firestine tasted more than 100 shoofly pies.

This sweet treat is a staple of Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine, but where exactly did this recipe — and name — come from?

The shoofly pie, food historian William Woys Weaver writes, was a marriage of the old and new, as the Pennsylvania Dutch introduced a traditional molasses crumb cake to the Anglo-American pie shell.

Discover the timeless Amish-inspired dishes that bring warmth, flavor, and nostalgia to Pennsylvania kitchens.

Shoofly pie is a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition that was adapted to celebrate the United States centennial in Philadelphia in 1876 and is more American than apple pie, enthusiasts say.

DANVILLE, Pa. — We are celebrating Christmas Pennsylvania Dutch style! Shoofly Pie is delicious molasses flavored dessert that is prepared in many PA Dutch homes as a Christmas tradition.

Apple, pumpkin, pecan and sweet potato pie have become staple desserts on Thanksgiving tables across the U.S. But there are seemingly endless local and regional pies enjoyed by Americans on Turkey Day ...

Apple, pumpkin, pecan and sweet potato pie have become staple desserts on Thanksgiving tables across the U.S. But there are seemingly endless local and regional pies enjoyed by Americans on Turkey Day ...