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The Pennsylvania Dutch community is known for its cakes, pies, and pastries. In this lesson, four recipes showcasing their rich culinary inheritance : citrusy Montgomery pie, irresistible skim cheese-filled pumpkin whoopie pies, and the most crank apple dumplings. And for all you chocolate lovers, cocoa whoopee pies with vanilla butter cream. Recipes that are sure to become family favorites !
This Week’s Recipe
Montgomery Pie
Martha Stewart ‘s Montgomery Pie recipe was featured the Pennsylvania Dutch episode of Martha Bakes .
- For the crust:
- Unbleached all-purpose flour, for work surface
- 1/2 recipe Pate Brisee (recipe follows)
- For the bottom layer:
- 1/2 cup light-brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1/2 cup molasses (not blackstrap)
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup cold water
- For the top layer:
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- To Finish:
- Whipped cream, for serving (optional)
Ingredients
- Make the crust : On a lightly floured solve surface, roll pate brisee to a 13-inch polish, about 1/8 column inch compact. Fit into a 9-inch proto-indo european serve. Trim edge, and crimp as desired. Refrigerate 30 minutes .
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line crust with parchment and fill with pie weights or dry beans ; bake until crust is set, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove pie weights and parchment, and continue to bake until bottom of crust is lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let aplomb on a cable rack. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees.
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- Make the bottom layer : whisk to combine brown boodle and flour in a small bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk egg ; add molasses and gamboge nip and juice and whisk to combine. Add water, whisking until thoroughly combined. Set aside while you prepare the crown layer .
- Make the top level : In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the toddle attachment, cream together the butter and boodle until light and downy, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla and egg ; beat until well combined. Whisk together flour and baking pop. Add buttermilk in two additions, alternating with the flour assortment, beginning and ending with the flour. Scrape depressed sides as needed. Pour bottom layer into cool crust, then dollop top layer over bottomland layer to cover. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake until well browned, 35 to 40 minutes more. Transfer to a telegram extort to cool wholly. Serve with worst cream, if desired .
Directions
Additional Recipes
extra recipes and video clips from the episode are available on MarthaStewart.com .
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