Apple Pandowdy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter, divided
3/4 cup butter, divided
8 apples, preferably Golden Delicious, about 3 pounds, peeled, cored, and cut into 8 slices, each
1/2 cup molasses
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons Bourbon (optional)
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons sugar (in addition to the 1/2 cup)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F
Butter 6-cup oval baking dish.
Cut 2 Tbs. butter into small pieces; set aside.
In a large bowl, combine apples, molasses, lemon juice, bourbon, 2 Tbs. flour, cinnamon, 1 teaspoons vanilla and nutmeg.
Let stand 15 minutes.
Arrange mixture evenly in baking dish; dot with reserved butter.
Set aside.
Melt remaining butter; cool slightly.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and remaining flour.
In bowl beat together eggs, milk, melted butter, and remaining vanilla.
Stir milk mixture into flour batter until ingredients are just combined.
The batter will be very thick.
Spoon batter over apple mixture, spreading as needed to cover apples and allow batter to drip down between apples.
Sprinkle batter with remaining sugar.
Bake 40-45 minutes or until crust is golden and filling is bubbly.
Serve with cream, if desired.