Rhubarb & Stone Fruit Pandowdy

Summer fruits are perfect for a good old-fashioned pandowdy, which is like a cobbler with pastry on top instead of biscuits. Easier and faster to make than a pie, it’s a dessert that makes the most of seasonal ingredients. This recipe comes from celebrity chef Julie Van Rosendaal, who likens it to an upside-down galette with it’s simple, anyone-can-do-it approach to pastry.

Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
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Pandowdy with bags of Redpath sugar

Redpath® Golden Yellow Sugar & Redpath® Demerara Style Sugar

Redpath® Golden Yellow Sugar

Redpath® Golden Yellow Sugar

Light-coloured and just right for baking, the subtle notes of caramel and moist texture make it ideal for allowing delicate flavours to shine through in your creations.

Redpath® Golden Yellow Sugar

Redpath® Demerara Style Sugar

Redpath® Demerara Style Sugar

A rich and unique sugar with our deepest flavour, the large crystals add a bit of crunch to your baking and crumble-style toppings.

Redpath® Demerara Style Sugar
Servings
6 servings
For the filling:
  • 2½ to 3 cups (~454 g / about 1 lb) pitted stone fruits, such as peaches, plums, apricots, cherries, chopped
  • 2½ to 3 cups (335 g to 402 g) rhubarb, chopped
  • ½ cup (109 g) Redpath® Golden Yellow Sugar, packed
  • 1-2 tbsp (8 g to 16 g) cornstarch (use more for juicier fruit, like plums and berries)
For the topping:
  • 2½ to 3 cups (~454 g / about 1 lb) pitted stone fruits, such as peaches, plums, apricots, cherries, chopped
  • 2½ to 3 cups (335 g to 402 g) rhubarb, chopped
  • ½ cup (109 g) Redpath® Golden Yellow Sugar, packed
  • 1-2 tbsp (8 g to 16 g) cornstarch (use more for juicier fruit, like plums and berries)
  • ½ pkg thawed puff pastry, or 1 recipe for Pie Crust
  • Cream or beaten egg, for brushing
  • Redpath® Demerara Style Sugar, for sprinkling (optional)
Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350˚F (177˚C). Spread fruit into a deep-dish pie plate or similar-sized baking dish.

Step 2

Step 3

Roll the pastry (or Pie Crust) out about ⅛-inch thick and cut or tear into pieces an inch or two long and half as wide. Lay pastry pieces randomly and overlapping over top of the fruit.

Step 4

Brush with beaten egg or cream, and sprinkle with the Redpath® Demerara Style Sugar.

Step 5

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