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Homemade Strawberry Pop-Tarts

If you know my mother, it won’t come as a shock to you that, growing up, Jeremy and I were not allowed to eat Pop-Tarts for breakfast. Pop-Tarts, like Lucky Charms, Pops and Cap’n Crunch were relegated to a category that my brother and I referred to as “vacation food.” Therefore, I associate Pop-Tarts with Lake Tahoe, Hawaii, New Hampshire, Maine and doing Mad Libs in the back seat of a Volvo Stationwagon.

And, of course, college. Because everyone ate Pop-Tarts in college, right?

But these are better than the packaged, cardboard-ish vacation/college Pop-Tarts you’re familiar with. These are light, flaky and very fresh-tasting. Serve with milk, coffee or tea as an afternoon treat (I can’t seem to get behind the idea of eating what is essentially pie for breakfast, but if you can, more power to you).

  • ingredients
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan and for rolling Pantry
  • 1 tbsp sugar Pantry
  • 1 tsp salt Pantry
  • 1 stick (4 oz) very cold butter, cut into small pieces $1 for a stick
  • 2 eggs, beaten, divided 1.50 for 12
  • 1 tbsp cream or half-and-half $1.50 for a pint
  • 1/2 cup strawberry (or any kind, really) preserves $3 for 15 oz.
  • 2 tsp cornstarch $1.50 for 12 oz.
Total Cost of Ingredients $7.50

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly flour a baking sheet and set aside.

Combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl or food processor. Cut in the butter, using 2 forks (or by pulsing the food processor), Stream in one of the eggs and the cream or half-and-half, just until the dough comes together. Refrigerate until ready to use, or immediately turn out onto a lightly floured surface.

Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out into a 10“x12” rectagle (about 1/8” thick). Cut into rectangles of desired size (I did this free-form, though most were about 3“x4”.

Mix the jam together with the cornstarch and 1 tbsp water. Stir well.

Place 1-2 tbsp in the center of half of the rectangles and cover with a second pastry. Press the edges gently to seal, then press again using the back of a lightly-floured fork to create a scalloped border. Arrange tarts on the prepared baking sheet.

Use the fork to gently poke a few holes in the tops of the tarts (this will allow air to escape, keeping the tarts form bursting during baking).

Whisk the remaining egg together with 1/8 cup water to make an egg wash. Brush the tops of the tarts with the egg wash and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown.

Let cool for at least 5 minutes.

Makes about 6 pop tarts.

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Melody Fury, on Mar 3, 01:18 PM, wrote:

Those look a ton better than the packaged type. I imagine they freeze well too. Bravo.

Haley, on Mar 3, 02:31 PM, wrote:

Oh. My. Gosh. These look incredible!!! I’m already figuring out how to ‘healthify’ this…

Lapin d'Indigo, on Mar 4, 08:24 PM, wrote:

Gave this recipe a try. Very good and authentic tasting – in part due to the tsp of salt. Will use less salt next time and will try to not overwork the dough (was not as flaky as I had hoped) My boys decimated them in short order – thanks for the recipe!

Food Frenzy, on Mar 6, 06:31 AM, wrote:

Homemade pop-tarts…that’s awesome. These look amazing and the best thing is you control what goes in them. Thanks for sharing.

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