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Homemade Pop Tarts With Cinnamon And Honey

Adapted from 100DaysofRealFood
Course Breakfast
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 servings
Author Bonnie Hershey

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour plus more for rolling out the dough
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup cold, Unsalted Butter (2 sticks)
  • 1 TBL honey
  • 1/2 cup ice-cold water
  • 8 TBL fruit jam or jelly
  • 1 egg beaten plus 1 TBL water set aside

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Mix together flour, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl.
  • Cut butter into small pieces and add to bowl.
  • Using your hands or a mixer with a dough blade, mix butter in to flour. It should resemble a crumbly meal, and you may need to use your hands to break up any larger chunks. (My kids like helping with this part.)
  • Drizzle the honey over the top of the flour.
  • Then add the ice water gradually, while still running the mixer on low. The flour will start to come together.
  • Form the dough into a ball. You can either store the dough in the fridge until later or continue on with making the pop tarts.
  • Prepare a floured work surface to roll out the dough. I use parchment paper because it cleans up easy.
  • Place dough onto floured surface. Sprinkle the dough ball with flour and start to flatten it out with the palm of your hand. Then use a floured rolling pin to get the dough thinner and even. (I flour the surface of the dough and then place a piece of parchment on top, between the rolling pin and the dough. I found that rolling out the dough between two pieces of parchment keeps it from sticking to my rolling pin.)
  • Roll out the dough to about 1/8 inch thickness.
  • Cut the dough into either rectangles or use a basic shape cookie cutter. I like using heart shapes, though the rectangles can make the cutting go a bit faster.
  • Place half the pieces on the prepared cookie sheet. Top each piece with 1 tablespoon jam. Do not spread this out to the edges.
  • Place the top pieces on and press sides together with a fork, all around the edges.
  • Using the fork, make several holes in the top of each one to vent.
  • Lastly, brush the tops with the egg wash just before putting in the oven.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes.

Notes

To Freeze: Allow pop tarts to cool completely on wire rack. Stack pop tarts, separating them with a piece of parchment paper, in a plastic container. Freeze or refrigerate for later. Simply reheat by placing them in the toaster or eat them on the road!