Is your oven full of turkey with no space for sides or dessert? What a perfect opportunity to use your BBQ! Using a Broil King Pellet Grill adds a different, slightly smoky flavour profile to pies and baked goods. If you can cook it in an oven, you can cook it on a Broil King Pellet Smoker and Grill.
This recipe can also be adapted to a whole pie instead of individual mini pies.
Use the Broil King iQue app to keep a close eye on the temperature, adjust temperature and probe target temperatures, and set timers!
Mini Crumbles
- 1 recipe pie dough
- 3-4 apples
- 2-3 tablespoons white sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons corn starch
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon Cardamom (optional)
- 1/8 teaspoon Salt
- Broil King Smoke Master’s Blend Pellets
- Additional flour for rolling
Crumb topping
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- 6 tablespoons butter, cubed and cold
Equipment
- Pellet Smoker
- Cast iron griddle
- Muffin tin
- Bowls
- Wooden spoon
- Rolling pin
- Ring cutters (optional)
Make the pie dough and chill for at least 1 hour. Your favourite flakey pie dough recipe will work.
Divide the dough into 8 pieces. Roll out each piece into a large round 1/8” thick and use a ring cutter or a plate as a guide to clean up the edges. The round should be larger than the muffin tin. Save the scraps for an additional rollout. Gently push into the muffin tin, being careful not to squish or tear the dough.
Use the scraps to make an additional 4 shells if possible. Cover and keep in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Turn on your Broil King Pellet Smoker and set it to 425F and place a pizza stone or cast iron griddle on the bbq.
Wash, peel, and core the apples. Thinly slice, and then cut again into squares. Squeeze the juice over the apples and sprinkle with sugar, cornstarch, spices, and a pinch of salt. Stir to combine. Set aside to soften.
Make the crumb topping: Mix together the flour, sugar, and cinnamon. Like making pie dough, squish the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse gravel. Set aside in the fridge.
Spoon the apple mixture into the pie shells. Top with crumble.
When the smoker is at temperature, place the muffin tin on the cast iron griddle, cover it, and set a timer for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, reduce the heat to 350F. Set for another 20 minutes.
Check the pies. If they look underdone, let them go for an additional 15-20 minutes. The pies are done with the crust pulled away from the sides and the apples are soft and bubbling.
Remove the muffin tin from the BBQ and gently remove the pies to cool slightly before serving.