*  Exported from  MasterCook  *
 
                       Abigail Adams Apple Pan Dowdy
 
 Recipe By     : Key Gourmet CD Rom
 Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Desserts
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
                         ***PASTRY:***
    1 1/2  cups          flour
      1/2  cup           shortening
                         ---filling---
      1/2  cup           sugar
      1/2  teaspoon      cinnamon
      1/4  teaspoon      salt
      1/4  teaspoon      nutmeg
   10      large         apples
      1/2  cup           molasses
    3      tablespoons   butter -- melted
      1/4  cup           water
 
 Blend until mealy.  Sprinkle a little ice water over dough, enough to hold toge
 ther.  Roll out to 1/4 thickness, brush with 1/4 cup melted butter. Cut pastry
  in half.  Place halves on top of each other.  Roll and cut again. Repeat until
  you have 16 separate pieces piled up.  then chill for 1 hour. Roll pastry agai
 n and cut in half.  Line bottom of baking dish.  Save other half for top.
 
 FILLING:
  Peel and slice the apples.  Mix with sugar and spices and put in pastry lined 
 dish.  Combine molasses with butter and water.  Pour over apples. Cover with to
 p crust and seal.  Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.  Then reduce heat to 325
  degrees.  “Dowdy” the dish by cutting the crust into apples with sharp knife. 
  Bake one hour.  Serve hot with ice cream or whipped cream.
 
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