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Tell me more about this whoopie pie of which you speak? Is it like a Southern Moon Pie?
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A whoopie pie is two chocolate (or pumpkin) cookies/cakes with white cream/marshmallow filling. They are like large, fresh-baked Oreos, if Oreos had giant soft cake-like cookies and marshmallow fluff for filling.
http://whatscookingamerica.net/AmericanRegionalFoods/WhoopiePie.jpg
The origins of whoopie pies come from Amish country in Pennsylvania, where they were a favorite treat. And the rumor is that when the Amish workers would find the pies packed in their lunches they'd shout "Whoopie!"
...I don't know if I buy that, but that's the story...
As you probably know, Southern Moon Pies are usually a little different. Moon Pies are usually chocolate *covered* with some cookie or graham cracker inside with marshmallow fluff. So, they're similar!
http://www.moonpie.com/images/single.gif
But if you want my opinion?
Take the Whoopie Pie any day of the week!
Here's a great authentic Maine recipe for Whoopie Pies:
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(I recommend checking out the blog for photos of these sweet grannies preparing this recipe!)
--QUOTE--
Ingredients for Cakes:
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
5 tablespoons of cocoa (rita uses 4)
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon each: baking powder, baking soda, salt
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
The sugar and shortening are creamed together, the beaten egg yolks added. The dry ingredients are sifted together, and added alternatively with the milk and vanilla. Drop the batter in equal spoonfulls onto a greased cookie sheet, leaving room for them to spread. Bake in a pre-heated 375 degrees oven for 7-10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool. When completly cool, mix filling (recipe below), spreading half the cakes with this mixture. Put them together like a sandwich.
Filling: With an electric mixer, combine 1/2 cups shortening, 2 cups confectioners sugar, 2 egg whites, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons fluff.
--END QUOTE--
(http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/07/real-maine-whoopie-pies.html)
YUM!
The origins of whoopie pies come from Amish country in Pennsylvania, where they were a favorite treat. And the rumor is that when the Amish workers would find the pies packed in their lunches they'd shout "Whoopie!"
...I don't know if I buy that, but that's the story...
As you probably know, Southern Moon Pies are usually a little different. Moon Pies are usually chocolate *covered* with some cookie or graham cracker inside with marshmallow fluff. So, they're similar!
But if you want my opinion?
Take the Whoopie Pie any day of the week!
Here's a great authentic Maine recipe for Whoopie Pies:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(I recommend checking out the blog for photos of these sweet grannies preparing this recipe!)
--QUOTE--
Ingredients for Cakes:
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
5 tablespoons of cocoa (rita uses 4)
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon each: baking powder, baking soda, salt
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
The sugar and shortening are creamed together, the beaten egg yolks added. The dry ingredients are sifted together, and added alternatively with the milk and vanilla. Drop the batter in equal spoonfulls onto a greased cookie sheet, leaving room for them to spread. Bake in a pre-heated 375 degrees oven for 7-10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool. When completly cool, mix filling (recipe below), spreading half the cakes with this mixture. Put them together like a sandwich.
Filling: With an electric mixer, combine 1/2 cups shortening, 2 cups confectioners sugar, 2 egg whites, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons fluff.
--END QUOTE--
(http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/07/real-maine-whoopie-pies.html)
YUM!
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