Best Apple And Rhubarb Pandowdy Recipes

APPLE PANDOWDY

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add water and lemon juice; cook and stir over medium heat until thick. Cover and set aside. , In a bowl, combine baking powder and remaining flour and salt. Cut in 3 tablespoons butter. Add the milk and mix just until moistened (a few lumps will remain); set aside. , Arrange apples in a 1-1/2-quart baking dish; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Add nutmeg, vanilla and remaining butter to sauce; pour over apples. Drop dough by spoonfuls over sauce. Combine remaining cinnamon and coarse sugar; sprinkle over dough. Bake at 350° until top is brown and apples are tender, about 55 minutes. Serve warm, with whipped cream if desired.

APPLE PANDOWDY

Steps:

• Crust: In a food processor, pulse flour, sugar, and salt until combined. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, with some pea-size pieces remaining. Drizzle 3 tablespoons water over mixture; pulse several times to combine. Add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse until mixture holds together when pinched. Shape dough into an 8-inch square and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut dough into about 20 squares (about 1 to 1 1/2 inches each). Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate while making filling.
• Filling: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Peel, quarter, and core apples, then cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges. In a large bowl, toss together apples, lemon juice, brown sugar, flour, and spices. Transfer to a shallow 2-quart baking dish. Drizzle with 4 tablespoons melted butter.
• Arrange dough squares in a patchwork design over apples, overlapping as needed to cover apples almost completely. Brush remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter over squares; sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake until beginning to brown around edges, about 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking until flaky and golden brown all over and juices are bubbling in center, 40 to 45 minutes more. Using the back of a metal spatula, gently press down on dough so it is slightly submerged under apples. Let cool at least 30 minutes. Serve, with vanilla ice cream, if desired.

APPLE AND RHUBARB PANDOWDY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°; butter a 9-inch deep dish pie pan or cast-iron skillet or a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Toss the apples, rhubarb, lemon zest, and lemon juice together in a big bowl.
• Separately, rub together the brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and salt; then add to the fruit mixture; stir to combine.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan.
• Roll out pie pastry to roughly the same size of the pan; top the apples and rhubarb with the pastry, tucking in any excess pastry between the fruit and the side of the pan.
• This is a rustic dessert, so there is no need to spend any extra time making it look fancy.
• Cut a few steam vents in the crust, then place the pandowdy on a baking sheet to collect any drips.
• Bake for 20 minutes, then turn the oven down to 350° and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the crust is golden and the fruit is bubbling around the edges or through the steam vents.
• Cool the pandowdy for 1 hour before serving, topped with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.
• Storage: covered with a tea towel, the pandowdy will keep at room temperature for up to 3 days.