Strawberry Pop Tarts

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Pulse together flour, salt, sugar, and butter a few times, until the butter pieces are about the size of peas.
  2. 2Stream in the water, pulsing as you go.
  3. 3Move the dough to a bowl or lightly floured surface and gently knead into a ball – be careful not to overwork the dough.
  4. 4Wrap in plastic wrap and shape it into a rectangle that's about ½" thick.
  5. 5Place the dough in the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours.
  6. 6Blend your strawberries, honey, and lemon and strain through a fine mesh sieve directly into a saucepan to remove the seeds.
  7. 7Cook over medium heat for 20-25 minutes, until the strawberry mixture is reduced to the point where you can scrape the bottom of the pan and the jam takes a little while to run back together again.
  8. 8Move to a bowl to cool.
  9. 9Preheat oven to 300˚F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  10. 10Divide your dough in half and roll into a roughly 14 x 14" square on a floured surface.
  11. 11Cut the dough into roughly 3.5 x 4.75" rectangles.
  12. 12Combine your scrap dough and roll out again to minimize waste.
  13. 13Spoon about 1 tablespoon of filling into each pop tart, then spread into a thin layer, leaving about ⅓" around the border.
  14. 14Beat an egg yolk and brush around the border of the jam.
  15. 15Dock the tops of your pop tarts with a skewer or a fork, then place over the bottom, and press down and then crimp the sides.
  16. 16Bake for 30-35 minutes.
  17. 17They should be very lightly browned when you take them out, and the bottoms browned slightly.
  18. 18Whisk together powdered sugar and milk until a thick glaze forms.
  19. 19Let pop tarts cool, then spread ~1 tablespoon glaze on each pop tart and top with sprinkles.

Ingredients

  • 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 0.5 cup cold water
  • 16 oz strawberries
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 0.5 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Equipment

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Tips

  • You can sub an alternative sugar for the crust like stevia or coconut sugar.
  • The icing is totally optional is you want to cut back on sugar content and these are just as delicious without it.
  • We didn’t test these with GF flour, but it should work fine, the texture may just be a little less flaky.
  • If you don’t have a food processor, you can cut in the butter with your hands or a pastry cutter.