I don't think my mom has ever bought a box of Pop Tarts in her life. The only time I was able to get my hands on one of these babies, was at my friends Stacy's house. I thought her mom was the bomb! Her pantry was a young (sugar deprived) girls fantasy! We're talking endless amounts of Oreos, Cookie Crisp cereal, and Doritos! I swore I was going to grow up and buy anything my kids wanted, just like Cathy! Well, little did I know I would turn out to be just like my mom, sort of. My kids get their favorite "sugar cereal" wrapped up on their birthday, and Oreos are bought just a few times a year. So, to make sure my kids don't feel as deprived as I felt, I made these the other night for Home Evening and got rave reviews! I think a better name for them would be "Hand Pies" but I don't think that sounds as exciting!
Homemade Pop Tarts
*Pie crust--homemade (use your favorite pie crust recipe or store bought)
*Favorite jam--I used blueberry
*Glaze
*Sprinkles
Homemade Pastry
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 Tb sugar
1/2 cup cold shortening
1/2 cup cold butter--cut into pieces
1 medium egg
3 or more Tb ice cold water
In a large bowl combine flour, salt and sugar. Add butter and shortening and blend with a pastry cutter until mixture is coarse and crumbly. Add egg, stirring with a fork, then add water 1 tablespoon at a time of water, until dough holds together. Form into ball. Roll out onto floured counter, to about 1/8 in. thick rectangle. Cut into small rectangles.
On half of the small cut out rectangles, spread a thin layer of jam keeping away from edges. The amount really depends on the size you cut out of the pastry dough. Top with another rectangle and crimp edges with a fork. Place on parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 7 to 9 minutes.
Let cool on rack.
Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1 Tb corn syrup
2 Tb water
a drop of food coloring
Whisk in small bowl until thick but spreadable--add more p. sugar or water to get the right consistency. Spread onto cooled pastries. Top with sprinkles.
5 comments:
I heard you might be heading our way...can you make a special delivery to my house. These are too cute! I hope I get to see you soon:)
memories, sweet memories. The house of food that I always loved was the Watsons...granola dipps, fruit roll-ups, and golden grahms. But I'm sure my kids are always excited to bring home friends to show them bags of wheat and exciting pretzels! Right?
Where was my camera and internet when I was raising 7 kids with 3 homemade meals a day and baking 6 dozen cinnamon rolls a week and 8 loaves of wheat bread? Why are all my girls getting famous with pictures that are way better than the magazines??? I'm not kidding, when you come this summer you will be making every one of these pictures for me and Dad and Tammy and Deb and and......we can hardly wait to test them! WOW love mom by the way my friend Darole's mom ALWAYS had oreo cookies and I ate at least 10 everyday at her house in 1958! I lost weight when we moved away......
you are the best mom ever! your kids are so lucky! these look amazing! i can't show jack or he will want them for dinner!
what you totally forgot the Ding Dongs and the Twinkies! she ain't lying girls this house was amazing for processed crap :)
the pop tarts look amazing and yo need to open a bakery.
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