Ingredients

  • 6 apples, peeled, cored and chopped
  • 1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries, roughly chopped
  • 1 12 cups white sugar
  • 12 teaspoon kosher salt or 14 teaspoon table salt
  • 13 cup quick-cooking tapioca
  • 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 23 cup unsalted butter

Method

  • In a large bowl, combine apples, cranberries, sugar and salt.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for about 20 minutes.
  • Mix in tapioca, and set aside for another 15 to 20 minutes, until tapioca has absorbed fruit juice.
  • Spread mixture into a large casserole dish.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and butter.
  • Work mixture with fingertips until crumbly.
  • Spread mixture over the apple-cranberry filling.
  • Place the dish on a cookie sheet to catch drips (line sheet with foil or parchment to make clean up easier).
  • Bake 45 to 60 minutes on the bottom rack of the preheated oven, or until apples are tender when tested with a wooden pick.
  • Serve with vanilla ice cream or lightly-sweetened whipped cream.