Pop-Tarts

  Hello everybody!
  This week’s blog is a bake I’ve been wanting to do for ages... pop-tarts!! I’d never eaten pop-tarts before this bake which made it even more exciting. This bake is inspired by another baker called Tanya Burr, her bakes always look incredible so I wanted to try myself.    

 

 Makes: 6 
 Prep time: 40 minutes
 Cook time: 20-25 minutes  

  Ingredients
 250g plain flour
 2 tablespoons golden caster sugar
 1/2 teaspoon salt
 200g cold butter
 1 egg, plus extra for brushing
 1 tablespoon milk  

  For the filling:
 1/2 jar (225g) strawberry jam
 1 tablespoon cornflour  

  To decorate:
 200g icing sugar Pink food colouring
 Sugar strands
 Ready-made strawberry sauce (optional)  

  Method:
 1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/GM4. Line two baking trays with greaseproof paper.
 2. To make the dough, mix the flour, sugar and salt in a bowl, then rub in the butter with your fingertips to a breadcrumb consistency. Mix in the egg and a tablespoon of milk until a dough forms - add a little more milk if it’s looking too dry.
 3. Heat the jam and cornflour over a low heat until it’s loosened. Set aside to cool slightly.
 4. Roll out the dough to 3mm thick. Cut the dough into 8cm x 14cm rectangles - you should get at least 12 rectangles. I made a template from laminated cardboard to get the sizing correct.
 5. To assemble, lay out six rectangles on the baking trays. Add a teaspoon or two of the jam filling to each square, leaving a 1cm border around the edge. Brush the edges with egg and lay the remaining pastry rectangles over the top. Use a fork to press down around the edges, then poke a hole in the top of each one. Brush each tart with egg and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
 6. To decorate, combine the icing sugar, food colouring and a little water in a bowl until you have a thick icing.
 7. Spread a layer of icing over each tart and sprinkle with the sugar strands. Drizzle with strawberry sauce, if desired.

        

  That’s all for this weeks blog post! I hope you enjoyed! This was quite a challenging blog but definitely one to try! They tasted absolutely incredible and there are so many different flavours to chose from and so many more cute ways to decorate them! If you make these please tag me on Instagram @ISayBell_blog as I’d love to see your take on them. I will see you next week for another blog post! Love you all!  
  Byyeee!!!!