APPLE PAN DOWDY

• 8 cups apples, sliced
• 2 cups rhubarb, chopped
• ¾ cup water
  

  Stew in a pot until hot.

• 1 cup honey, add to fruit
  

  Put in a 4-quart baking dish (glass or pottery).

  Biscuit Topping
• 2 cups flour (white or whole wheat or mix)
• ¼ cup shortening
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
  

  Cut shortening into dry ingredients.

• ¾ cup water
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon cloves

Mix well. Add to dry ingredients and mix with a fork until all dry ingredients are moist. Cover apples with dots of biscuit mix.
Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes until toothpick in biscuit comes out clean.