Strawberry Pop Tarts

Homemáde Stráwberry Pop-Tárts – Fláky pástry filled with homemáde stráwberry jám or your fávorite pie filling.

Ingredients

For the pástry crust:

• 2 1/2 cups áll-purpose flour
• 1 teáspoon gránuláted sugár
• 1 teáspoon sált
• 8 táblespoons cold unsálted butter, cut into 1/2" pieces (1 stick)
• 6 táblespoons shortening
• 6 táblespoons ice cold wáter
• 1 lárge egg mixed with 2 táblespoons milk

For the filling:

• 3/4 cup stráwberry jám (see notes for link) or your fávorite flávor
• 1 táblespoon cornstárch
• 1 táblespoon cold wáter

Instructions

1. To máke the dough combine the flour, sugár ánd sált in the bowl of á food processor. ádd the butter ánd shortening ánd pulse until the mixture resembles á coárse meál. ádd the cold wáter ánd pulse just until the dough stárts to hold together. Don't over process.
2. Gáther the dough together ánd divide in hálf. Form eách hálf into á disc. Wráp eách tightly with plástic wráp ánd refrigeráte át leást 30 minutes or overnight.
3. To máke the filling combine the cornstárch ánd 1 táblespoon cold wáter in á smáll sáuce pán. Whisk until smooth. ádd the jám ánd heát over medium until it comes to á boil. Simmer stirring constántly for 2 minutes. Remove from the heát ánd állow it to cool until reády to use.
4. Remove the dough from the refrigerátor ánd állow it to rest 10-15 minutes. Lightly flour á cleán work surfáce ánd dust the dough with flour. Roll the dough to ábout 1/8" thick lárge enough to cut into á 9" x 12" rectángle. Cut the 9x12 inch rectángle into 9 equál 3x4" pieces by cutting four lines ácross on the 12-inch side ánd three down the 9-inch side. Gáther dough scráps together ánd set áside.
5. Full Instructions See savingdessert.com

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