Blackberry, Walnut And Apple Shortcake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 apples, peeleded and cut into thick slices
• 1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice
• 2 cups blackberries (fresh or frozen)
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons blackberry preserves
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons arrowroot
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 10 tablespoons butter or 10 tablespoons margarine, room temperature
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup walnut halves
• whipped cream, optional garnish

Recipe

• 1 combine apples and juice in a large saucepan over medium heat. cover and simmer 6-10 minutes or until apples are tender.
• 2 drain, reserving juice and apples.
• 3 measure 2 cups apple slices and set aside. additional juice and apples can be used for another purpose.
• 4 combine berries, water and preserves in medium saucepan.
• 5 combine sugar and arrowroot powder in a small bowl and then stir into berry mixture.
• 6 cook over medium heat nd simmer until thickened (6-10 minutes). set aside and let cool to room temperature.
• 7 preheat oven to 375-degrees f.
• 8 sift together flour and baking powder in a small bowl.
• 9 in a large bowl cream butter and powdered sugar until fluffy. add egg and vanilla. stir in sifted dry ingredients to form a soft dough.
• 10 divide dough into two parts, with one part being slightly larger than the other.
• 11 on a board on top of wax paper, roll the larger piece of dough out into a 12-inch circle.
• 12 put pastry into a 9-inch pie pan.
• 13 add reserved apples. top with walnut halves. pour berry mixture over walnuts.
• 14 roll remaining dough out to a 9-inch circle.
• 15 place over filling and press top and bottom pastry edges together to seal. prick top over with fork.
• 16 put pie pan on top of baking sheet in case of spill over.
• 17 bake for 50-60 minutes or until pastry in golden and filling is bubbly.
• 18 serve warm with whipped cream, if desired.