out time. slight delay on the posting. but alas, here's the moment we've all been waiting for...the unveiling of homemade Pop Tarts!In case you're unfamiliar with the 'real thing' (i suppose referring to Pop Tarts as 'real' can certainly be up for debate), here's what we're talking about (please see left).
so as a reminder, it all started off with a challenge to make my own pop tarts. after looking at a few recipes, and shying away from the one that called for 13 oz butter (i.e. more than 3 sticks...nearly 1 lb), i decided to go with this recipe: http://bakememore.com/2009/02/15/sorry-kelloggs-these-pop-tarts-will-make-you-crumble/ the picture looked good enough to me, and it seemed easy to do on a sunday night.
i got a chance to bring out the food processor to make the dough. after rolling out the dough, i decided to be a little more creative and make mostly circular pop tarts (i also made 1 normal shaped pop tart for good measure, and 1 triangle with the remaining dough). While I would have preferred a raspberry jam inside, I went with the Strawberry and Boysenberry in the fridge. After I sealed those suckers up with the fancy fork crimping, I put them into the oven to bake. The Pop Tarts came out nice and toasty. My advice: if you do let them cool completely, you should pop them back into the microwave for 10-15 seconds. They also seem to do okay after freezing them. it's also an option to put a glaze/frosting and sprinkles on top. However, if you happen to not be younger than 10 years old, i think the unfrosted Pop Tart will suffice, and maybe even impress.
Final Product:
tasty!
ReplyDeletemel, they look so good! i wish i could try them :)
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