Cooking Instructions
1.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2.
Finely chop the
Walnuts (1/2 cup)
. Peel, core, and dice the
Apples (3)
. Juice, and zest the
Lemon (1)
. In a small bowl, combine
Water (1 Tbsp)
and
Corn Starch (1 tsp)
to make a slurry.
3.
Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
4.
In a food processor, pulse together the
All-Purpose Flour (2 cups)
,
Brown Sugar (1/2 cup)
and
Salt (1/2 tsp)
. Add the
Unsalted Butter (3/4 cup)
and pulse until the mixture comes together into a ball.
5.
Press dough into bottom of a prepared baking dish. Bake until crust is pale golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool.
6.
Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add the diced apples,
Dried Cranberries (1/2 cup)
,
Granulated Sugar (1/4 cup)
, lemon juice and zest, and
Water (1/2 cup)
. Cook until apples are softened and cranberries are plump 8-10 minutes.
7.
Bring mixture to a low boil, and stir in the cornstarch slurry. Cook for another minute until thickened. Remove from heat, and let cool.
8.
To make the streusel, in a small bowl, whisk together the
Granola (1/2 cup)
,
Brown Sugar (1/4 cup)
,
All-Purpose Flour (1/4 cup)
,
Ground Cinnamon (1/2 tsp)
,
Whole Nutmeg (1/2 tsp)
, and
Fine Sea Salt (1/4 tsp)
in a small bowl.
9.
Add the
Unsalted Butter (1/4 cup)
and work it into the flour mixture with your fingertips, forming pea-sized crumbs.
10.
Spread apple mixture over the shortbread.
11.
Sprinkle streusel over the apples. Bake 20 minutes, until topping is golden.
12.
Allow to cool before cutting into bars. Enjoy!
