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Easy Apple Pandowdy.

Easy Old Fashioned Apple and Pecan Pandowdy Recipe

This 5 ingredient Old Fashioned Apple Pandowdy has all the flavor of the past without the time consuming process of making a pie crusts. Granny Smith Apples, Butter, Sugars, Pecans and Ready Made Pie Crusts!
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 6
Author: Lanie Smith

Equipment

  • 9 or 10 inch baking dish or skillet

Ingredients

  • 2 9-inch frozen pastry pie shells
  • 8 Granny Smith apples, cored and peeled
  • ½ cup butter or margarine
  • 2 ½ cups light brown sugar (divided into ½ cups)
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Remove crusts from freezer and let thaw at room temperature while you core, peel and slice the apples.
  • In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter.
  • Add ½ cup light brown sugar to the butter. Stir.
  • Spread mixture in the bottom of a 10-inch baking dish.
  • With your hands, tear one of the lightly thawed pie shells into 2 inch pieces and and place over the mixture.
  • In another bowl, stir together the remaining 2 cups of brown sugar and pecans.
  • Add a layer of apples on top of the crust layer, sprinkle on the pecan-sugar mixture.
  • Place the other pie shell on top, upside down and press down to form a dome over the apples. Prick top with a fork 4 times.
  • Bake for 45 minutes to an hour. Let rest for at least 30 minutes before serving.

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