Pop tarts make me smile. Add this twist to conventional hamantaschen and stage up your Purim sport.

Attempt these selfmade pop tarts and you’ll be hooked. Making selfmade pie crust from scratch will be intimidating, however it’s price it. In case you are brief on time, go semi-homemade through the use of 2 refrigerated pre-made pie crusts.

Completely happy Purim!

Dough

2 cups all-purpose flour,

plus extra for rolling

1 tsp. salt

1 1/2 tsp. granulated sugar

1 cup unsalted butter (2

sticks), chilly and diced into

1/2-inch cubes

7 Tbs. ice water

Filling

3/4 cup preserves:

strawberry, blueberry, fig,

apricot, apple butter,

or your favourite

Different filling options:

chocolate unfold, poppy seed,

pie filling: apple or cherry,

and lemon curd

1 Tbs. cornstarch

1 Tbs. heat water

Pinch kosher salt

1 giant egg

Egg wash:

1 egg cracked and added to a

small bowl whisked with a

tablespoon of water

Icing

1 cup powdered sugar

2 Tbs. heavy

whipping cream, half and

half, milk, oat milk, almond

milk, or your favourite

Elective:

meals coloring

topping, sprinkles

chocolate drizzle

Dough

In a meals processor, pulse collectively flour, salt and granulated sugar. Add butter and pulse combination till resembles coarse meal. Pulse till butter is now not in giant items.

Add 7 tablespoons water and pulse a number of occasions, if it doesn’t come collectively and appear to be dough, add 1 tablespoon of water. Place combination onto a clear floor, collect dough right into a ball then divide into two parts. Roll right into a ball after which flatten half solution to type a really thick disk. Cowl every with parchment paper or plastic wrap and chill 1 hour.

Filling

Place 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and 1 tablespoon of heat water in a small saucepan, and whisk till the cornstarch is dissolved. Whisk in 3/4 cup of your favourite protect and a pinch kosher salt. Carry to a boil over excessive warmth. Cut back the warmth to a simmer and prepare dinner, stirring ceaselessly, for two minutes (the combination will thicken considerably). Switch to a bowl and refrigerate till fully cooled, about 1 hour.

Assemble

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Take away 1 ball of dough from the fridge. Roll the dough out onto a well-floured floor to 1/4 inch thickness. Rotate the dough typically as you roll, and add extra flour as crucial in order that the dough doesn’t stick. Use a three-inch triangle formed cutter to chop out as many triangles as you’ll be able to or use a knife to chop out triangle shapes. Re-roll any scraps. Repeat with the second ball of dough.

Spoon a couple of teaspoon of your protect combination into the middle of every triangle. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Brush the sides of the preserved stuffed triangles with the crushed egg wash. Lay a second triangle on high, and use a fork to crimp the sides shut tightly.

Place the baking tray(s) into the freezer for about 10 minutes to sit back. When you’ve got the time, go away within the freezer to sit back for an hour.

Bake frozen tarts till golden, rotating baking sheets as soon as midway via baking, about 17-20 minutes. A number of the preserves could leak out, which is ok, simply peel it off as soon as it cools. Permit to chill on baking sheet a number of minutes then switch to a wire rack to chill fully.

Icing

In a mixing bowl, whisk collectively all icing elements then add liquid of selection. I like utilizing heavy whipping cream! Add about 1/2 tsp. at a time to succeed in desired consistency. If utilizing meals coloring, add now and whisk for some colourful pop tarts. Whisk till nearly all of the clumps are dissolved.

Unfold over tops of cooled pop tarts, leaving a small rim uncoated round all sides. Sprinkle tops with sprinkles if utilizing and permit glaze to set at room temperature. Retailer in an hermetic container.

Take pleasure in!