Recipe Wednesday: Smoked Apple Brown Betty

Did you know you can smoke a dessert? Magnificent Steve Stolk does! This week's recipe comes from his smokin' collection. Don't forget, you can sample his work and ask him all your questions about competition BBQ this Friday at the Don't be Cruel BBQ Duel at the Link Center.

Smoked Apple Brown Betty

½ cup oatmeal
1 cup brown sugar
2 teas cinnamon
¼ teas nutmeg
¼ cup raisins
6-8 teas butter
¼ cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
Whipped cream for topping
6-8 small apples

Combine the first 5 ingredients in a bowl and mix. Core and hollow out apples. Fill cavities with dry mixture and top with a teaspoon of butter.

Prepare your smoker and use a mild or sweet wood for your smoke (fruit woods are best for this – I tried hickory but it was too strong in flavor).

Put your apples in the smoker and allow cooking for 45 minutes to an hour – until the apple is tender when poked with a toothpick.

Top with whipped cream and sprinkle the pecans over the top.

So You Think You Can BBQ

Think your BBQ is competition ready?

Now's your chance to find out.

On April 1st at 1 p.m., as part of the Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel at the Link Center, Magnificent Steve Stolk will answer your questions about cooking, smoking, competing and how he built his own smoker. And if that's not enough incentive to stop by our tent, we will be serving BBQ pork till its gone.

Can't make it Friday afternoon? The Magnificent Redeyed Smokers (Magnificent Steve Stolk and A Cook’s Place) will be competing in the Cruel BBQ Duel on April 1st and 2nd at the Link Center. So come either day, stop by our tent and enjoy the day.

For more information: http://www.tupelobbqduel.com/