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Cherry season is happening now. I will buy them every week and cook with them every week. I will eat them everyday. I will not apologize. Use what ever fruit you want, but you will use cherries if you have any sense.

So many people want to over cook and over ingredient fruit. Keep it simple, kids.

Shortbread Fruit Tart

Serves 10

WW pts 9

2 cups whole grain white flour

1 tsp salt

3/4 cup of vegetable shortening

5 tbl ice water

3 cups fresh pitted cherries, halved

1/4 cup apricot jams

1 cup chocolate chips

Mix flour and salt in a bowl. On low, cut in shortening using the paddle attachment on your stand mixer (or use 2 knives in a bowl), until all flour is blended in to form pea-size chunks.

Sprinkle water on, one tbl at a time until dough forms a ball.

Press ball into a pancake and roll out on a silicon bake sheet. Pinch edges to form a rim.

Spread on jam. Add cherries and chips. Bake at 350 for 30 or till crust is done.

A great dessert. An even better breakfast.