Whoopie pies are a cross between a pie and a cookie with a fluffy filling. The Amish of Pennsylvania are credited with inventing them, but their origin is uncertain. They can be made in various flavors and are sold by many bakeries and snack companies.
Depending on whether it’s called a bob, humpback, black and white, Big Fat Oreo, or BFO, many people believe whoopie pie is a spectacular dessert. This American baked product is a cross between a pie and a cookie, with a little pie filling thrown in. Some areas claim to be the birthplace of whoopie pies, but many people believe it was the Amish, a religious group in Pennsylvania, that originally made this dessert.
Traditional whoopie pies consist of two soft pie-shaped cookies. In between these is a fluffy, whipped white filling. While chocolate is the traditional flavor in these cookies, flavors like oatmeal, peanut butter, banana, and pumpkin can also be made. The fluffy chocolate filling sandwiched between two vanilla cookies is often referred to as a reverse whoopie pie.
Many bakeries and snack food companies make and sell whoopie pies, but a basic whoopie recipe can be found online or in some cookbooks. To start, a combination of eggs, oil, and sugar is usually beaten until smooth. This mixture is mixed with flour, cocoa and baking soda, along with milk and vanilla. This batter is then dropped onto a baking sheet in thin circles and baked for a few minutes.
The filling for whoopie pies can be made quickly while the cookies are baking. A modern version of this filling is often made with butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and marshmallow fluff. The Amish recipe for whoopie pie filling, however, does not use marshmallow fluff. It usually consists of egg whites, corn syrup, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
While it’s not known exactly where whoopie pies came from, the Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania are generally credited with this invention. One story tells of women who baked pies for their husbands, who, upon opening their lunchboxes and seeing the tasty treat, exclaimed “Whoopie!” Another, and perhaps more believable, version of this story tells of children who squealed with delight when they found whoopie pies for lunch.
Lancaster County holds an annual quiche festival. Maine, which claims this sweet confection originated there, holds an annual festival in honor of the whoopie pie. Other parts of New England are also trying to lay claim to pies. Many historians, however, believe this treat most likely originated during the Great Depression, and the modern version is a hybrid of a number of recipes.
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