Mini Apple Crisp pies

Mini Apple Crisp pies

Ingredients:

1 pie crust (pre-made)

1 c brown sugar

1/2 c flour

1/2 stick butter

2 fresh diced up apples  (I like mine chunky)

3  tbsp white sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

pinch of nutmeg

1/8 tsp vanilla

Optional 1/2 c chopped pecans (add to topping)

Tools:

non-stick muffin/cupcake pan

4 -inch diameter cup

1 large bowl

large spoons

Directions

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Unroll the pie crust (if store bought).  Use a cup to cut out pie crust.  Put a cut-out crust in muffin tin (needs no crimping).
• In bowl, combine brown sugar, dash of cinnamon and flour well.  Mix in melted butter and set to the side.  
• Microwave fresh cut apples for 5 minutes to soften apples.   Remove from microwave.  Add sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and mix well.   
• OR In pan over medium heat, melt 1 tblsp butter.
• Add apples, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg. Coat apples well and simmer about 4-5 minutes.
• Spoon apple mixture into crusts just to the top of tin.

• Spoon the crumb topping on top of each pie generously.  Put in oven for 15 minutes.
• Take out of oven and let cool for 5 minutes.  Run a knife around the top of the pie to loosen and it should just pop out.

Makes 6 mini pies.  You can wrap them up and put them in freezer for up to 4 months.

Saw this on Teen Kids News on April 18, 2015 in the episode discussing E-cigarettes; Wikipedia; test stress; baseball's 7th inning stretch; bottled water; using a toothbrush; baking tiny pies.

https://archive.org/details/KRON_20150418_213000_Teen_Kids_News#start/1380/end/1440

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