Hi Bold Bakers!

This week I want to show you how to make a homemade version of a very popular breakfast or after-school treat: Homemade Pop-Tarts! And now that it is summer, many people have more free time so there’s no better time to practice your hobbies in the kitchen.

Homemade Pop-Tarts are not complicated to make, they are simply short crust pastry (aka pie crust pastry) and a filling of your choice, be it jam or whatever takes your fancy.

Now, how good you are at making pastry will make a big difference but do not worry, that’s why I’m here. In this video, I show you all the basic tips you need when it comes to pastry making. Follow my tips and you’ll have beautiful pastry every time.

I would just like to point out that when I was growing up in Ireland my mum would give us her leftover scraps of pastry and a jar of jam. We would put jam on odds and ends of pastry and pierce them together with a fork. And then when she had the oven on for dinner we would bake them off. We proudly placed our creations in different corners of the tray so we could remember which pastry belonged to one another, for fear that my sister Carol-Ann might eat my pieces. Long story short, maybe my mum, Patricia Stafford, invented the first Pop-Tart and we should have a chat with the Kellogg’s family about some royalties. Just sayin’! 🙂

Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts

These pop tarts represent everything I love about baking. You can take some ingredients that are so simple and make something so satisfying and best of all homemade.

Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts 4.7 from 180 votes Learn how to make my Homemade Pop-Tarts & create a variety of flavors including Strawberry, Brown Sugar Cinnamon & Chocolate Fudge! Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 8 Prep Time 15 mins Cook Time 25 mins Total Time 40 mins Learn how to make my Homemade Pop-Tarts & create a variety of flavors including Strawberry, Brown Sugar Cinnamon & Chocolate Fudge! Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 8 Ingredients 2 ⅔ Cup (375g/12oz) plain flour

¾ cup (200g/6 ½ oz) cold butter, cubed

2 Tbsp icing sugar

2 egg yolk

4 Tbsp water

generous pinch of salt

Egg wash (egg yolk mixed with water)

Strawberry Jam

1/4 cup (2oz/60g) Icing sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

water (just enough to make a thick icing)

Sprinkles Instructions Put the flour, icing sugar and salt in a large bowl (or in a food processor).

Rub in the cold cubed butter until it resembles bread crumbs.

Mix together the egg yolks and water and add to the dry ingredients.

Mix in until a dough forms. It doesn't take long.

Wrap the pastry in cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 minute to allow the gluten to relax. (you can freeze the pastry at this point)

Roll out your dough on a floured surface until 1/4 mm thick.

With a pizza cutter or knife cut your pastry to 3inch x 4inch rectangles. You will need 2 for each pop tarts.

Egg wash your pastry, this will help the 2 pieces stick together and give your pop tart a lovely golden color. . Prick the top with a fork to release steam while baking

Spoon the jam onto half of the pastry. Take care not to over fill or you would have a jam explosion.

Bake at 400oF (200oC) for 22-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Mix some icing sugar, vanilla extract water together until thick and spoon over the pastry. And of course finish with sprinkles. Recipe Notes You can freeze the pop tarts raw and assembled and then bake when needed

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tarts

This tastes simply like Christmas wrapped in pastry. Warm, comforting flavors that remind me of the holiday season. Who doesn’t want that in their mouth.

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts 4.72 from 89 votes Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 8 Prep Time 20 mins Cook Time 25 mins Total Time 45 mins Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 8 Ingredients 2 ⅔ Cup (375g/12oz) plain flour

¾ cup (200g/6 ½ oz) cold butter, cubed

2 Tbsp icing sugar

2 egg yolk

4 Tbsp water

generous pinch of salt

For the filling

1/2 cup (100g/3oz) light brown sugar or white

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon (8g) plain flour

Maple Icing

1/3 cup (1oz/30g) powdered sugar

2 to 3 tbsp. maple syrup Instructions Put the flour, icing sugar and salt in a large bowl (or in a food processor).

Rub in the cold cubed butter until it resembles bread crumbs.

Mix together the egg yolks and water and add to the dry ingredients.

Mix in until a dough forms. It doesn't take long.

Wrap the pastry in cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 minute to allow the gluten to relax. (you can freeze the pastry at this point)

Make the filling: Mix the brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour together in a small bowl. Set aside.

Roll out your dough on a floured surface until 1/4 mm thick.

With a pizza cutter or knife cut your pastry to 3inch x 4inch rectangles. You will need 2 for each pop tarts.

Spoon your filling into the center of the piece of pastry

Egg wash your pastry, this will help the 2 pieces stick together and give your pop tart a lovely golden color. Prick the top with a fork to release steam while baking

Bake at 400oF (200oC) for 22-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Mix the icing ingredeint together and spoon over the pastry. Recipe Notes You can freeze the pop tarts raw and assembled and then bake when needed

Chocolate Fudge Pop-Tarts

A triple whammy of chocolate and fudge, you can’t go wrong with that.

Don’t miss my other Pop-Tart recipes:

Homemade Chocolate Fudge Pop Tarts 4.76 from 75 votes Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 8 Prep Time 30 mins Cook Time 25 mins Total Time 55 mins Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 8 Ingredients 2 1/3 Cup (315g/10oz) plain flour

¾ cup (200g/6 ½ oz) cold butter, cubed

3 Tbsp icing sugar

1/3 cup (2oz/60g) cocoa powder

2 egg yolk

4 Tbsp water

generous pinch of salt

Fuge Filling

1/4 cup (1oz/30g) unsweetened cocoa powder

1/3 cup (2oz/60g) brown sugar

2/3 cup (5floz/150g) milk

1/4 teaspoon salt

6 ounces chocolate , chopped

2 tbsp (1oz/30g)butter, cup into small cubes

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

https://gringalicious.com/chocolate-mousse-filled-pop-tarts/

chocolate frosting

1 cup (125g/4oz) powdered sugar

2 tbsp cocoa powder

2 tbsp milk

1 tablespoon (1/2oz/15g) melted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

pinch of salt Instructions Start by making the fudge filling. Stir together cocoa powder, brown sugar, and milk in a small sauce pan and cook over medium heat until it comes to a simmer.

Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally for 3 minutes.

Remove pan from heat, add remaining chocolate, butter and vanilla and stir until smooth. Set aside to cool and thicken.

Put the flour, icing sugar and salt in a large bowl (or in a food processor).

Rub in the cold cubed butter until it resembles bread crumbs.

Mix together the egg yolks and water and add to the dry ingredients.

Mix in until a dough forms. It doesn't take long.

Wrap the pastry in cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 minute to allow the gluten to relax. (you can freeze the pastry at this point)

Roll out your dough on a floured surface until 1/4 inch thick.

With a pizza cutter or knife cut your pastry to 3inch x 4inch rectangles. You will need 2 for each pop tarts.

Spoon your filling into the center of the piece of pastry. Make sure the filling is evenly distributed because it doesn't melt down while baking

Egg wash your pastry, this will help the 2 pieces stick together and give your pop tart a lovely golden color. Prick the top with a fork to release steam while baking

Bake at 400oF (200oC) for 22-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Mix the icing ingredeint together and spoon over the pastry. And of course finish with sprinkles. Recipe Notes You can freeze the pop tarts raw and assembled and then bake when needed

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