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Apple Pandowdy

Apple Pandowdy is a delightful dessert that combines the best of both worlds—simple preparation and complex flavors. Its rustic charm and mouthwatering taste make it a favorite
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 622 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the pastry

  • 150 g 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • a pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 90 g ½ cup butter
  • 3 tablespoon cold water

For the filling

  • 6 apples peeled, cored, chopped into pieces
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 ½ tablespoon cornstarch
  • 120 g ⅔ cup brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • a pinch nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • a pinch of salt

For the topping

  • egg wash
  • cinnamon sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F.
  • In a large bowl whisk flour with salt and sugar, add cold butter and work it into the flour until small crumbs form.
    150 g 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour, a pinch of salt, 1 tsp sugar, 90 g ½ cup butter
    dry ingredients being combined to make apple pandowdy
  • Add cold water into the crumbled pastry and knead just until it starts coming together. Form the pastry into a disk, wrap in plastic and let sit in the fridge for 30 minutes.
    3 tbsp cold water
    making dough to make apple pandowdy
  • Melt butter in a preheated skillet. Add apples, sugar, salt, lemon juice, nutmeg, cornstarch and cinnamon, mix well. Cook apple filling for 5-7 minutes.
    6 apples, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 ½ tbsp cornstarch, 120 g ⅔ cup brown sugar, a pinch nutmeg, 2 tbsp butter, a pinch of salt, ½ tsp cinnamon
    coating apples with spices to make apple pandowdy
  • Roll out the pastry and cut into pieces of any shape you like. Cover apple filling with the pastry and brush with egg wash. Finally sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top of the pie and transfer into the oven preheated to 200C/400F for around 25-30 minutes.
    egg wash, cinnamon sugar
    apple pandowdy on a table being prepared to be baked

Nutrition

Calories: 622kcalCarbohydrates: 100gProtein: 5gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 203mgPotassium: 388mgFiber: 8gSugar: 59gVitamin A: 886IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 2mg
Keyword apple, casserole, pandowdy
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