Serves 8
Filling
- 5 medium cooking apples, cored, peeled and sliced
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
Topping
- 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup All Vegetable Shortening
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Heat oven to 400ºF. Spray an 8×8 baking dish with Cooking Spray.
- Filling: Place apples in a large mixing bowl. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg in small mixing bowl. Pour sugar mixture over apples; toss and stir to combine. Pour apples into prepared pan; dot with butter.
- Topping: Food processor method: In a food processor, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Pulse in All-Vegetable Shortening until coarse crumbs form. In a small bowl, mix egg, milk and vanilla; add to flour mixture and pulse to combine. Drop biscuit mixture in 8 mounds on top of fruit. Or combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl; cut in shortening until coarse crumbs form.
- Combine egg, milk and vanilla in a small bowl; add to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened. Drop biscuit mixture in 8 mounds on top of fruit.
- Bake at 400ºF for 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm with cream or ice cream, if desired.
Apple-Cranberry Variation: Add 1 cup fresh cranberries and 1/2 cup additional sugar to the filling mixture. Proceed as directed.
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