Preparation

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  In heavy saucepan, bring cranberries, apple juice, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg to boil over medium heat; cook, stirring, until thickened.
  Spoon into 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Arrange apples over cranberry mixture, overlapping to fit.
  Bake for 15 minutes.
  Topping:
  Combine flour, all but 1 tablespoon of the sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until in coarse crumbs. Drizzle with milk, stirring until in pebble-size chunks. Drop by spoonfuls onto apples.
  Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown.
  Note:
  Apples that hold their shape well in this recipe . Golden Delicious, Idared, Mutsu (Crispin)and Northern Spy.