The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pandowdy \Pan*dow"dy\, n.
   A deep pie or pudding made of baked apples, or of sliced
   bread and apples baked together, with no bottom crust.
   [1913 Webster] Pandurate

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pandowdy
    n 1: deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust [syn:
         dowdy, pandowdy]