Apple Pandowdy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Sauce
1 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Fruit
4 cups washed peeled tart apples
Batter
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons shortening
1 beaten egg
1/3 cup milk

Preparation

Blend together in a saucepan- sugar flour cinnamon salt, stir in water, cook on medium heat until mixture boils and thickens slightly (8-10 minutes) then stir in butter vanilla and lemon juice.
Set aside.
Wash,peel and slice apples to make 4 cups, arrange slices in a buttered 9\" square pan at least 2\" deep and pour sauce over the apples.
Prepare the sweet drop batter- blend flour sugar baking powder salt, using a pastry blender cut in the 3 tblsp shortening until finely mixed, add egg and milk.
Stir with a fork to make a drop batter, do not overmix.
Drop the batter by spoon over the fruit mixture, do NOT stir.
Bake in 375 degree oven 35-45 minutes. Serve warm plain or with whipped cream or ice cream.
For a little variation- I have made the sauce with white sugar and used freshly grated nutmeg (instead of cinnamon) my DH prefers it this way, he loves nutmeg!