Homemade Strawberry Pop-Tarts

Homemade Strawberry pop-tarts – Flaky pastry filled alongside homemade strawberry jam or your favorite pie filling.

We’ve all talked about how nifty it was to grow upwardly inwards our own generation, in addition to perhaps we’ve learned some of the differences betwixt the Baby Boomers, Generation X’ers in addition to Millennials.  But I grew upwardly in the pop-tart generation.  Along alongside my brothers in addition to sister, nosotros grew upwardly eating pop-tarts for breakfast in addition to nosotros each had a favorite flavor, which worked out nifty in addition to thence nosotros didn’t bring to contend over them.  I e'er liked the apparently huckleberry pop-tarts and my brothers loved the brownish saccharide cinnamon, but I would consume them inwards a pinch.  Some people jumped send in addition to went on to Toaster Strudel.  I approximate they were enticed by the squeeze your ain icing thing.

Pop-tarts were nifty to deport inwards the automobile on the agency to school, equally an later schoolhouse care for or equally a seriously bad dinner.  I was feeling a fleck nostalgic in addition to decided to brand my ain homemade strawberry pop-tarts!  You know they’re actually but manus pies made with jam instead of pie filling – but I’m hither to state you, they went fast in addition to were enjoyed yesteryear all!

I used my favorite pie crust recipe in addition to some of our Easy Small-Batch Strawberry Jam alongside Grand Marnier to brand these strawberry pop-tarts.

I had a smash making these cute niggling pockets of strawberry goodness in addition to loved how slow they were to share!  My children ate pop-tarts equally kids in addition to thence I mean value they got a kicking out of these.  Who wouldn’t beloved flaky pastry crust filled alongside homemade jam from fresh picked strawberries?

 

 

Remember the strawberry pop-tarts alongside with icing in addition to sprinkles?

Yes I went in that place also – but didn’t endeavor to set it inwards the toaster.  These are preservative in addition to artificial color free alongside all natural flavors in addition to thence I don’t mean value they would exercise equally good inwards the toaster.

 

I run across a Nutella or huckleberry filled pop-tarts inwards our nigh future. This would bring been a nifty postal service for Throw Back Thursday!

 

 

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Homemade Strawberry PopTarts

Prep Time

45 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

1 hr 15 mins

 

Homemade manus pies - a flaky pastry filled alongside homemade strawberry jam

Course:

Dessert

Servings: 12 tarts

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

For the pastry crust:

• 
  2 ½
  cups
  all-purpose flour
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  granulated sugar
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  salt
  


• 
  8
  tablespoons
  cold unsalted butter,
  cut into 1/2" pieces (1 stick)
  


• 
  6
  tablespoons
  shortening
  


• 
  6
  tablespoons
  ice mutual coldness water
  


• 
  1
  large egg mixed alongside ii tablespoons milk
  

For the filling:

• 
  ¾
  cup
  strawberry jam (see notes for link)
  or your favorite flavor
  


• 
  1
  tablespoon
  cornstarch
  


• 
  1
  tablespoon
  cold water
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   To brand the dough combine the flour, saccharide in addition to tabular array salt inwards the bowl of a nutrient processor. Add the butter in addition to shortening in addition to pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add the mutual coldness H2O in addition to pulse but until the dough starts to concord together. Don't over process.
   
   


2. 
   
   Gather the dough together in addition to separate inwards half. Form each one-half into a disc. Wrap each tightly alongside plastic wind in addition to refrigerate at to the lowest degree xxx minutes or overnight.
   
   


3. 
   
   To brand the filling combine the cornstarch in addition to 1 tablespoon mutual coldness H2O inwards a pocket-size sauce pan. Whisk until smooth. Add the jam in addition to rut over medium until it comes to a boil. Simmer stirring constantly for ii minutes. Remove from the rut in addition to let it to cool until laid upwardly to use.
   
   


4. 
   
   Remove the dough from the fridge in addition to let it to balance 10-15 minutes. Lightly flour a construct clean run surface in addition to dust the dough alongside flour. Roll the dough to virtually 1/8" thick large plenty to cutting into a 9" x 12" rectangle. Cut the 9x12 inch rectangle into ix equal 3x4" pieces yesteryear cutting 4 lines across on the 12-inch side in addition to iii downwards the 9-inch side. Gather dough scraps together in addition to laid aside.
   
   


5. 
   
   Place the ix private pieces of dough on a parchment lined baking sheet.
   
   


6. 
   
   Beat together the egg in addition to milk. Brush the egg mixture all over the cutting pastry pieces. Place 1 tablespoon of the filling inwards the middle of each pastry.
   
   


7. 
   
   Roll out the 2d pastry disc to the same dimensions in addition to cutting into ix private pieces. Prick the dough alongside the tines of a fork, the circular destination of a pocket-size construct clean pigment brush or chop stick to exercise vent holes.
   
   


8. 
   
   Place each slice of vented dough over the filling. Press the edges together firmly alongside a fork to seal. Repeat until all pockets are formed.
   
   


9. 
   
   Brush the tops of the pockets alongside a niggling fleck of the egg in addition to milk mixture. Place the baking canvass alongside the uncovered pastries inwards the fridge for xxx minutes.
   
   


10. 
    
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    
    


11. 
    
    Gather all remaining scraps of dough in addition to separate inwards half. Roll out to 1/8" thick in addition to cutting into additional 3x4" pieces or utilisation a biscuit cutter to brand circular pieces. Repeat alongside remaining dough yesteryear filling, brushing in addition to refrigerating. I was able to brand 6 additional pocket-size circular pie pockets alongside the ingredients at hand.
    
    


12. 
    
    Remove the pastries from the fridge in addition to bake at 350 degrees for xxx minutes or until golden brown.
    
    


13. 
    
    Remove the pastries to a wire rack in addition to cool.
    
    

Recipe Notes

We beloved our slow Small Batch Strawberry Jam for this recipe. Click HERE to acquire the jam recipe.

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Peach Hand Pies – made alongside farm fresh sweet, juicy peaches tucked inwards a soft, flaky crust in addition to a niggling drizzle of almond flavored icing. Click HERE to acquire the recipe.

 

Mixed Berry Hand Pies alongside your favorite berries tucked within a tender, flaky buttery crust. No fork needed! Click HERE to acquire the recipe.

Thanks in addition to thence much for stopping by! Tricia

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