pandowdy

American  

[pan-dou-dee] / pænˈdaʊ di /

noun

Chiefly New England.

plural

pandowdies

1. a deep-dish pie or cobbler made with apples or other fruit and covered with pastry or biscuit dough.

   apple pandowdy.

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pandowdy British  

/ pænˈdaʊdɪ /

noun

1. a deep-dish pie made from fruit, esp apples, with a cake topping

   apple pandowdy

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Etymology

Origin of pandowdy

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805; perhaps variant of obsolete dialect (Somerset) pandoulde “custard”; pan ¹

Example Sentences

There's also the apple pandowdy, an old-fashioned delight that's akin to a haphazard and partially baked pie.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2021

Best Dinner Theater Sweet: Cafe Nordo’s rhubarb pandowdy in a tiny cast-iron skillet.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2013

In due time, the fading flowers turn into apples, offering a thousand fulfillments: apple pie, apple cake, applesauce, apple cider, apple butter, apple jelly, apple dumplings, apple tarts, apple pandowdy.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the German-speaking communities in Pennsylvania, it was essential for a spiced baked apple dish called pandowdy.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

Mr. Adams passed his bowl for more pandowdy, and then went on with the conversation.

From Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance by Coffin, Charles Carleton