Pop Tarts are one of my ultimate comfort foods. These homemade pop tarts aren't just cute, they're also really dang tasty and can be made in any flavor! Get the recipe to bring some homemade smiles to your breakfast table...
Combine all dry ingredients into a food processor bowl. Add butter and pulse until a the texture resembles a coarse meal. Add cold water and continue to pulse. Stop once a dough that will hold together forms.
Remove from food processor and divide the dough in half. Use these halves to make round dough discs. Cover in plastic wrap and allow to chill at least 30 minutes.
Remove dough from refrigerator and rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.
Flour your work surface and roll the dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut 32 circles using a round cookie cutter.
To Make the Filling:
In a small saucepan combine cornstarch and water. Stir in fruit preserves.
Over medium heat allow the fruit mixture to begin to simmer. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 minutes, continually whisking while the mixture thickens.
Remove from heat and allow the filling to cool completely.
To Make the Pop Tarts:
Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and place 16 of your round dough cutouts onto the paper. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of filling onto the each dough round, right in the center.
Using a toothpick, prick small ventilation holes around the tops of the 16 unused douch cutouts. Place these 16 rounds on top of the dough rounds on the baking sheet. Use a fork around the edges to crimp each Pop Tart closed.
Whisk together egg and milk and brush onto the top of each Pop Tart.
Preheat your oven to 350° and place your Pop Tarts in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Bake chilled Pop Tarts for 20-30 minutes, checking after 15, or until golden brown. Transfer to cooling racks and cool completely.
Whisk together powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons of milk, adding an additional tablespoon if necessary to form a smooth glaze. Spoon glaze over each cooled Pop Tart, then immediately add sprinkles, if desired.
Notes
Store homemade Pop Tarts in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days.