Apple Pandowdy Recipe

Directions:

1. Blend together in a saucepan- sugar flour cinnamon salt, stir in water, cook on medium heat until mixture boils and thickens slightly (8-10 minutes) then stir in butter vanilla and lemon juice.
2. Set aside.
3. Wash,peel and slice apples to make 4 cups, arrange slices in a buttered 9 square pan at least 2 deep and pour sauce over the apples.
4. Prepare the sweet drop batter- blend flour sugar baking powder salt, using a pastry blender cut in the 3 tblsp shortening until finely mixed, add egg and milk.
5. Stir with a fork to make a drop batter, do not overmix.
6. Drop the batter by spoon over the fruit mixture, do NOT stir.
7. Bake in 375 degree oven 35-45 minutes. Serve warm plain or with whipped cream or ice cream.
8. For a little variation- I have made the sauce with white sugar and used freshly grated nutmeg (instead of cinnamon) my DH prefers it this way, he loves nutmeg!