Apple Pies in Muffin/Cupcake Tins

• 4 lb apples, I used local Macoun today but usally use easy to find Granny Smith
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 9 inch pie crust dough either homemade or pre made disks such as Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust ( 2 in a box rolled up )
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 tsp apple pie spice mix or cinnamon
• 1/4 cup toffee chips such as heath bits. found near the chocolate cbips in the grocery store
• 4 tbsp cold butter, cut into cubes

1. Peel.and core the apples
2. Cut apples into cubes, add to.large bowl with lemon juice while cutting.
3. When all.cut apples are in bowl.add sugar toss to coat.
4. Heat butter in a large skillet, add sugared apples with lemon juice and cook, stirring often just until softened but holding their shape.Add flour, cinnamon and salt.and cook just until blended.
5. Transfer to a bowl to chill .Store up to two days in the refrigerator
6. MAKE CRUMB TOPPING
7. In a bowl combine flour, brown sugar, salt, apple pie spice and toffee chips add butter and mix with a fork until.It looks like like a crumble.Keep very cold up to a week.before using .
8. Add to pies cold.
9. FOR CRUSTS
10. Spray 12 standard size muffin or cupcake tins with non stick spray, set aside
11. Roll each pie crust out , cut 4 -4 inch circles from each crust.I used a freezer container lid..place dough circles in each of the prepared tins .smooth sides to fit and trim tops.
12. Chill at least an hour.
13. Note dough is easy to work with if kept cold.
14. Do 4 pie crusts at a time, keeping dough cold when your not working with it.
15. Fill.each cold crust evenly with apple mixture
16. Top.each pie evenly with crumb topping
17. Bake 12 minutes, rotate baking pan bake 9 to 12 minutes more until golden
18. Cool.
19. pan on wire rack 15 minutes then run a small.sharp knife around edges of pies to prevent sticking.Cool about 15 minutes more before gently lifting out with a small knife.They need to be just warm, If you try to take out when to hot they will.not stay intact.

apples, granulated sugar, lemon juice, butter, flour, ground cinnamon, salt, either homemade, allpurpose, brown sugar, apple pie spice, toffee chips, cold butter

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/348347-apple-pies-in-muffincupcake-tins (may not work)