Abigail Adams Apple Pan Dowdy

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup shortening

1/4 cup melted butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp nutmeg

10 large apples, peeled and sliced

1/2 cup molasses

3 tbs melted butter

1/4 cup water

Preparation

Blend flour and shortening until mealy. Sprinkle a little ice water over dough, enough to hold together. Roll out to 1/4" thickness; brush with melted butter.

Cut pastry in half. Place halves on top of each other. Roll and cut again.

Repeat until you have 16 separate pieces piled up. then chill for 1 hour.

Roll pastry again and cut in half. Line bottom of baking dish. Save other half for top.

Mix with sugar and spices and put in pastry lined dish. Combine molasses with butter and water. Cover with top crust and seal. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Then reduce heat to 325 degrees. "Dowdy" the dish by cutting the crust into apples with sharp knife. Bake one hour.