pandowdy
/pænˈdaʊdi/
noun
- A deep-dish dessert made with apples or other fruit, sweetened and spiced, with a top crust that is broken or pushed into the fruit during baking.
- For Thanksgiving, my grandmother made a delicious apple pandowdy with cinnamon and nutmeg.
- I prefer pandowdy to pie because the crust gets soft and soaks up all the fruit juices.
- The pandowdy was served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.