The Diary of Southern Lifestyle Author Pat Branning

The Diary of Southern Lifestyle Author Pat Branning

Shoo-Fly Pie

The newsletter sent out earlier today was missing instructions for the filling. Here is the complete recipe for the pie. Enjoy!

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Patricia A Branning
Apr 04, 2026
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Shoofly Pie - photo courtesy of Shell Royster, Jennifer Causey and Rishon Hanners

Primarily made in the Pennsylvania Dutch communities in the east, early versions of Shoofly Pie can be traced back to cookbooks published at the turn of the 20th century. This pie was so popular that it made its way into community and church cookbooks throughout the country.

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