It's around this time of year when I start craving apples...apple sauce, apple cider, apples and peanut butter, apples and honey - and my all time favorite - apple pandowdy. It's an old family recipe passed down from my great-grandmother Virginia Harris on my dad's side. It's so easy to make and so much better than apple pie!! It's funny how I'm not a fan of apple pie. Apparently Dinah Shore sang the very popular "Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pandowdy" in 1946, which is now used in a Lexus commercial. No one I know has ever heard of this recipe, so here is a background:
Apple Pandowdy is one of a family of simple desserts, known in different parts of the world as cobblers, duffs, grunts, slumps and pandowdies. These desserts have subtle variations, but the base of all of them is fruit baked with a sweet biscuit or cake dough top.
The exact origin of the name Pandowdy is unknown, but it is thought to refer to the dessert's plain or "dowdy" appearance. Looks can be deceiving, apple pandowdy is delicious, especially topped with a bit of ice cream or whipped cream. Both these desserts are super easy to make, yet win rave reviews from diners. Try some tonight. Your dinner guests just won't be able to get enough of that wonderful stuff!
My family also has an incredible recipe for applesauce that my dad used make every September. Warm, cinnamony applesauce is one of my favorite things to eat!
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Saturday morning at Courthouse in Clarendon.... Go to the farmer's market and stop by the Smith Meadows Farms booth (meats, eggs, pastas). They have THE MOST AMAZING applesauce I've ever had.
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