Schnitzing parties doubled as community building ... “As American As Shoofly Pie: The Foodlore and Fakelore of Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine,” examines the region’s foodways.

“Shoofly pie is a molasses crumb cake baked in a pie crust,” William Woys Weaver, an expert in Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine and culture and author of “As American as Shoofly Pie,” told HuffPost.

While many of its menu offerings are similar to those you'd find at any given Golden Corral, it does offer a selection of Pennsylvania Dutch items including shoofly pie and cracker pudding (which ...

Shoofly pie is something I had never heard of before arriving in the US. The pie, which has a filling of brown sugar and spices, is most commonly associated with Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine.

How many made-in-PA foods are you familiar with, and how many have you tried? There’s always someone who likes Scrapple, also known by the Pennsylvania Dutch name pannhaas, which is a traditional mush ...