Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts

Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts

I recently found this recipe on Pinterest and had to make my own pop tarts right away! They taste a lot better than what you get in a box from the grocery store. Its easy to make and doesn't take up a whole afternoon like some recipes I have recently made. This is definitely a recipe you want to try! 

Yield: 6-7 Pop Tarts

Ingredients:

For the Pie Crust:

1 1/2 cups sifted flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup shortening OR 1/4 cup unsalted butter

4 tablespoons cold water

Strawberry Jam

For the Glaze:

1 cup powder sugar

3 tablespoons milk

Sprinkles

Ingredients for Pie Crust

Directions for Pie Crust:

1. Combine flour and salt in bowl. Add shortening OR butter and blend with fork, or your fingers until mixture is fairly coarse.
2. Add water 1 tablespoon at a time. Gently mixing the dough after each addition until dough forms a ball.
3. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and roll into a rectangle. Cut out long strips about 2 inches wide, and 3 inches long.
4. Repeat until you run out of dough.
5. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
6. Take one pie crust rectangle and fill with a teaspoon of jam. Cover with another piece of pie crust. Crip all four edges
7. Repeat step 6 until you run out of pie crust.
8. Bake for 7-8 minutes or until slightly brown.

   

   Allow for Pop Tarts to cool before glazing them.

Directions for Glaze:

1. Place powdered sugar in bowl. Pour milk slowly until it has a consistency of really thick syrup. (About 3 tablespoons)
2. Once Pop Tarts are cooled pour glaze onto Pop Tarts and decorate with sprinkles.