Just in time for Valentine’s Day …..
Ingredients:
- 8-9 Granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
- 1/2 Cup of sugar
- 1 Cup huckleberries
- Zest of half a lemon
- Juice of half a lemon
- 1 1/2 t. Apple pectin
Procedure:
- Toss apples in sugar and let macerate for an hour. Add lemon juice and zest, and pectin.
- In a buttered casserole dish, layer a third of the apples and sprinkle a third of the huckleberries over.
- Repeat two more times, saving a few apples to cover the top.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes then arrange shortbread circles over the top, covering about 50% of the fruit.
- Lower the oven to 350 degrees and bake for 15-20 minutes more, or until shortcake is golden and fruit is bubbly.