Thursday, May 21, 2015

Cooking–Homemade Pop Tarts

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I found this easy recipe at Cooking Classy that I modified to work at StrongStart.

We cut the recipe in half at school but here’s the full recipe.
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Measure 2 cups + 2 tablespoons of flour into a food processor. 
Add 1 teaspoon of sugar.  It calls for a teaspoon of salt but I didn't.
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Cut 1 cup of cold butter into small cubes and add to food processor.
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Add 4 tablespoons of cold water and pulse again. 
If it doesn’t all come together in a dough ball then add one more tablespoon
of water.

Next is where I modified the recipe mainly because of time constraints.  The recipe says to wrap and chill the dough for an hour.  Instead I cut ours into small balls so each child could roll out their own tart.    
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After they rolled out their dough they spread jam on it and folded it in half, pinching the edges shut.
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The recipe now says to freeze the pop tarts for at least 2 hours but we put them right in the oven. Bake at 375 F for about 20 minutes or nicely brown.
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                         And they came out fine and delicious.

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