Home Baked Pop Tarts

Ingredients:

Pastry:

2 cups all purpose flour

1 Tbsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup unsalted butter, cut into pats

1 egg

2 Tbsp milk

1 additional egg to brush onto pastry

Cinnamon Filling:

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 to 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon (to taste)

4 tsp all-purpose flour

Jam Filling:

3/4 cup jam (Bonne Maman brand)

1. Make cinnamon filling: Whisk together sugar, cinnamon, and flour.

2. Make dough: Whisk together flour, sugar, and salt. Work in the butter with your fingers, until pea-sized lumps of butter are still visible. Whisk the first egg and milk together and stir them into the dough, mixing just until everything is cohesive.

3. Roll out dough:  Preheat oven to 350. On a lightly floured surface, divide the dough in half, roll dough into a rectangle about 1/8” thick. Cut into 3” x 4” rectangles. Beat the additional egg and brush it over the entire surface of the first dough. This will be the inside of the tart; the egg is to help glue the lid on.

4. Add filling: Place a heading Tbsp of the filling (either Cinnamon or Jam) into the center each rectangle, keeping a bare 1/2 inch perimeter around it.

5. Assemble: Place a second rectangle of dough atop the first. Using your fingers, press firmly around the pocket of filling, sealing the dough well on all sides. Press the tines of a fork all around the edge of the rectangle. Repeat with remaining tarts. Gently place the tarts onto a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Prick the top of each tart multiple times with a fork; you want to make sure that the steam can escape, or the tarts will become billowing pillows rather than flat toaster pastries.

5.  Bake:  Bake the tarts for 20 to 25 minutes, until they are light golden brown.

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