Strawberry Pop Tarts
These Strawberry Pop Tarts have a buttery, flaky crust, and are filled with delicious strawberry jam. Topped with a sweet glaze and rainbow sprinkles, they make the best breakfast!
These Strawberry Pop Tarts are just like everyones favorite child hood treat but even better, because they have the flakiest crust. They are made with store bought jam, which makes them even easier. Feel free to make your own homemade jam, but if you are using a high quality store bought jam, they will be just as delicious! I like to use Bonne Maman preserves when I make these, it also helps if it is cold when assembling, so the jam does not run out of the dough and get everywhere.
And don’t be intimidated by making your own dough, with a few tips and tricks that I will list below, it’s actually very easy to do!
Tips on making this recipe perfectly
When preparing the dough, use a pastry cutter or a bench scraper to “cut in” the butter. The butter should resemble lentil size pieces before you add the water. If the butter pieces are too big, you will get large holes in the dough from the butter melting. If the butter is too small, the crust will be not be flaky.
Keep the ingredients cold. You can even chill the flour ahead of time to help keep the butter cold while working with it. And make sure you are using ice cold water for the dough.
Work the dough as little as possible. Do not knead the dough, just work it gently until it comes together.
Do not add too much water to the dough. It is always better to add a little at a time, then too much all at once. There is no going back once too much is added.
Let the dough rest between every step. After making it, rest. After rolling it, rest. After cutting it, rest. And so on. You get the idea. Every time you do something with the dough, it needs to rest and chill again. This helps to relax the gluten and keep the dough cold. Which means the dough won’t shrink back and the butter doesn’t melt.
Don’t overfill the pop tarts, 1 tablespoon of jam is enough. These are fairly small, not the same size as store bought pop tarts.
And lastly, make sure the pop tarts are cool before glazing. This will ensure the glaze does not melt.
How to assemble pop tarts
Prepare the dough and let it chill.
Roll the dough into a large rectangle
Cut the dough into 16 rectangles.
Fill 8 pieces with jam
Brush the edges of the dough filled with jam with egg wash.
Place the other rectangle on top and press together.
With a fork, press into the edges all around each pop tart
Brush with egg wash and bake.
Once cool, top with glaze and sprinkles.
Other breakfast treats to try
Blueberry Crumble Cinnamon Rolls
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