Apple Pandowdy

Topping
1 ¼ cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg

Apple Mixture
1 cup milk
2 ½ cups flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
4 cups peeled, sliced apples
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
whipped cream or ice cream for garnish

Serves 8

Combine flour, baking powder and salt, set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Butter a 9" square baking dish. Place sliced apples in buttered baking dish and sprinkle with a mixture of brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Mix in egg. Add flour mixture, alternating with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture to make a stiff batter. Spread batter evenly over apples and bake for about 50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for at least ten minutes before serving. You can serve it right out of the pan, or invert it onto a serving plate like an upside-down cake, warm or at room temperature. Top with whipped cream or ice cream.