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Creatively Simple
How to Make Homemade Pop Tar ts By Penny Raine
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Creatively Simple
How to Make Homemade Pop Tar ts
By Penny Raine
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Creatively Simple- How to Make Homemade Pop Tarts
By Penny Raine
Written by Penny Raine © 2009
Photos by Penny Raine © 2009
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Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978,
1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Printing note- my books are laid out the way that they are with bland pages in certain places for ease of use
when printed. You can print the cover one sided for a better looking finished product.
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Introduction
Pop Tarts, also known as toaster pastries, are typically a breakfast food but can be great fun at anytime. They can even be pretty healthy when made at home. Remember anytime you make something at home you have control over what goes into it. Just for the sake of showing you something new we are using our own recipe with peanut butter and chocolate here. It might not be the healthiest but it sure is different and very tasty and creative! My goal isn’t to teach cooking as much as it is to encourage creativity. Don’t be afraid to try new things. You don’t need fancy equipment or appliances. Children especially love to gather in the kitchen and help with these types of projects. Have fun!
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Items needed --
� Recipe ingredients
� Mixer
� 2 mixing bowls
� Mixing spoons and rubber spatula
� Rolling pin
� Baking sheets, or cookie pans
� 5 x 3 ½ index card
� Table knife
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Recipe Ingredients
Pastry
� 4 cups all purpose flour
� 1 ½ cups butter, softened, or room temp
� 1 T. sugar
� 2 t. salt
� 1 T. clear vinegar
� 1 egg, beaten
� 1/2 cup very cold water
Filling
� Small jar of peanut butter
� ¼ cup powdered sugar
� Box of puffed rice cereal
� 1 bag chocolate chips
Glaze
� Remaining chocolate chips
� 3 T butter
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Ok lets get started. First you will need two mixing bowls. I
am using a stand mixer here because someone gave me this
great vintage do-everything mixer and I wanted to try it out
but you could use any mixer, or just a wisk and a fork or
pastry blender.
In a small bowl, beat or wisk your egg, vinegar and cold
water. Then place that bowl in fridge.
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Then you will need a larger mixing bowl for the flour, sugar,
and salt, mix that and then add your butter. Mix on very
slow, we want this to be crumbly not creamy. You could use
a pastry blender or just a fork in place of the mixer. Do not
over mix.
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The goal is crumbly.
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Then add our egg mixture and mix for just about 30
seconds, just until everything is moistened.
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Then pat into a ball and put in the refrigerator for 30
minutes.
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While you are waiting, prepare your rolling surface.
Anything that is a big space and flat will do. Since we have a
tile counter my daughters like to use the cook top to roll on,
whatever works for you. Get your rolling pin ready and
sprinkle some flour on your surface.
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Next grab about ¼ of the dough and roll out a strip about 5
inches wide. If it sticks to your rolling pin then sprinkle a
little more flour on it. This is pastry dough, too much
handling or too much extra flour and it will lose it’s
flakiness. You want pastry to be flaky.
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Next you will be using a table knife and your index card as a
pattern and cutting out your pastry bottoms. Cut out the
pastry and carefully place it on a well seasoned cookie
sheet.
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Line them up on the cookie sheet leaving some space in
between. Your recipe should make about 10-12 pop tarts, so
start with 10 bottoms then as your cut the rest, just keep
them on your rolling surface until needed. If you end up
with an uneven amount I will show you what to do with it in
a minute. But for now have all of your bottom pieces on the
tray ready to fill.
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Next we will mix our filling. We will use about half of a small
peanut butter jar and ¼ cup powdered sugar and blend, you
want it to be slightly whipped and easily spread able. If you
need to you can microwave the peanut butter to soften a
bit, but just barely, just 10 seconds at a time. Peanut butter
heats very quickly in a microwave. NEVER heat peanut
butter in it’s own container in the microwave. There almost
always is metal foil on the top, and even if you think you
have it all removed there may still be a bit there and it will
cause a microwave fire. (Ask me how I know ☺ ).
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Now it gets fun. With a small rubber spatula spread the
peanut butter mixture on the bottom pastry pieces. Leave
about a ¼ space around the edges, but other than that
spread evenly.
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Then we will place a small handful of rice crispies on each,
then top with chocolate chips. Use plenty.
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Then place the top pieces on and press around the edges
with your finger.
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They should be “poofy” looking. Then use a fork to crimp the
edges together. Just press down with a fork all around the
edges. Then use the fork to poke a few holes in the tops.
This lets the steam out while baking
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If you end up with an extra pastry piece, roll it out a little
longer. Place filling on one half and just fold it over. It won’t
hurt to have one out of shape. These will get eaten so fast
you won’t have much time to admire their beauty anyway.
But they will be pretty. ☺
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When your oven is preheated to 400° and your tray of
pastries are ready it is time to bake.
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Bake for about 15 minutes or until the edges are golden
brown and flaky looking. It make take more or less baking
time depending on how full the filling is. You should be able
to tell by looking at the pastry in the middle of the top. It
should look cooked and not doughy.
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Now we make the chocolate glaze. You should have about
1/3 of the chocolate chips left. Put these in a small bowl
with the extra butter and mix well. Microwave for 10
seconds and stir. Keep repeating this cooking and stirring
until the glaze is easily spread able. Spread or drizzle it on
top of your warm pastries.
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Ta Da ! Your are done!
Pat yourself on the back and get a cold glass of milk or a hot
cup of coffee and enjoy!
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To make fruit pastries the process is the same but use jam
for the filling. You probably want to glaze with just a
powdered sugar glaze. We used homemade blackberry jam
here. It was great!
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Ideas for variations
� Peanut butter and jam
� Cinnamon and sugar and butter
� Cream cheese with powdered sugar
� Bakalava filling
� Pecan pie filling
� Chocolate chips and mini marshmallows
� Any type of fruit
� Any type of pie filling
Here is a powdered sugar glaze recipe.
� 3 cups powdered sugar
� 1 T vanilla
milk 1 T at time, you will need up to 6 T
Mix the powdered sugar and vanilla in a bowl with a fork
and then slowly 1 T at a time, add milk, while mixing. Just
add enough to make it a syrupy texture.
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I pray that you have been blessed. There are more books in
this series and I am open to comments, suggestions AND
ideas for new ones.
I can be contacted at penny@pennyraine.com .
Pop Tarts are great first thing in the morning, but even better is knowing that we have a Savior that loves us.
“Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
I say to myself, "The LORD is my por tion;
therefore I will wait for him."
Lamentations 3:22-24 (New International Version)
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Other books in this series
1. Creatively Simple - How to Create an Apron 2. Creatively Simple - How to Make Homemade Bread 3. Creatively Simple - How to Make Chocolate Cobbler 4. Creatively Simple - How to Make the Best Cowboy Cookies in the West 5. Creatively Simple - How to Make Butter in the Blender 6. Creatively Simple - How to Grow Sprouts in a Jar 7. Creatively Simple - How to Make Homemade Donuts 8. Creatively Simple - How to Make A Diaper Cake 9. Creatively Simple - How to Make Homemade Granola 10.Creatively Simple - How to Make Homemade Yogurt 11.Creatively Simple - How to Make Homemade Cinnamon Rolls 12.Creatively Simple - How to Make Homemade Ice Cream 13.Creatively Simple - How to Make Homemade Pop Tarts 14. Creatively Simple - How to Make Homemade Laundry Soap
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