Homemade Pop Tarts
I probably eat pop tarts at least twice a week for breakfast. I need something easy to eat while on my way to work and they are the perfect thing. I remembered seeing a recipe for homemade pop tarts awhile ago and decided this weekend would be the perfect time to make my own. I used two different types of fillings. Sarabeth’s Blood Orange Marmalade that I bought in the Chelsea Market on one of my last visits with my friend Dean. The other filling was Wild Maine Blueberry Jam from Stonewall Kitchen, one of my favorite places to go when visiting York, Maine.
Ingredients & Directions:
- Pie crust, refrigerated or homemade (I used refrigerated to keep it simple)
- Jam or Preserves
- Sprinkles
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Unroll one of the pie crusts and square the edges. Cut into rectangles. Place 1 tsp of jam in the center of a rectangle, wet edges of crust with water or egg whites to seal it, and top with another piece of crust. Using a fork seal all the edges. Repeat until all of the pie crust is used.
Bake the pop-tarts for about 7 – 8 minutes or until slightly brown.
To Make the Glaze:
- 1 cup powder sugar
- milk to thin
Place powdered sugar in bowl. Pour milk slowly until it has a consistency of really thick syrup.
Once cool, pour glaze over and decorate with sprinkles. If you don’t want to add extra sugar with the glaze, you can use an egg wash on the tops with some white sugar.
I can’t wait to try making more of these in so many different flavors, especially some fall flavors like pumpkin or cinnamon apple.
(Steven)
