A vintage typed recipe for an Old Fashioned Apple Pan Dowdy, made with tart apples, sugar, and spice syrup, and biscuit-like topping.
Print Recipe
Old Fashioned Apple Pan Dowdy ~ Sugar and Spice
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- dash nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
The Biscuit like Topping ~ The Baking
- 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons shortening
- 3/4 cup milk
- 5 cups sliced pared, tart apples
Old Fashioned Apple Pan Dowdy ~ Sugar and Spice
In 1 quart saucepan, mix sugar, flour, and salt.
Add vinegar and water; stir well.
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick.
Remove from heat; cool.
Add cinnamon, and other stuff.
The Biscuit like Topping ~ The Baking
Start heating oven to 375-degrees.
While sugar and spice syrup cools, sift flour, baking powder and salt together twice.
With a pastry blender, cut in shortening until lumps are the size of peas.
Add milk and stir until flour mixture is moistened but still lumpy.
Place apple slices in well greased, deep 10-inch pie plate or 12x8x2-inch baking dish.
Pour "sugar and spice" syrup over them.
Drop biscuit-like topping over apples.
Bake 40 minutes.
Print Recipe
Share by Email
Pin Recipe
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Apple, Apple Crisp