Description
Buttery, flakey, jam-filled delicious sourdough pop tarts topped with vanilla icing and sprinkles, how can you go wrong? These reimagined homemade pop tarts are a mouth-watering twist on the classic that is sure to unlock some childhood memories.
Ingredients
Scale
- 212g (1 2/3 cups) AP Flour
- 1 Egg
- 169g (1/2 cup 3 tbsp) Sourdough Discard
- 169g (3/4 cup) Butter (Frozen or Very Cold)
- 10g (3/4 tbsp) Sugar
- 4g (3/4 tsp) Salt
- 32g (2 tbsp) Water (Ice Cold)
- 315g (3/4 cup) Jam of your choice (For Filling)
For the Glaze:
- 170g (1.5 cups) Icing Sugar
- 23g (1.5 tbsp) Water or Milk
- Sprinkles (optional)
Egg wash :
- 1 whole Egg
Instructions
Mixing:
- Combine the flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
- Grate the frozen butter into the dry ingredients with a cheese grater. Using your finger tips or a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the dough.
- Add the sourdough starter, eggs and water and mix gently with fork to incorporate, then fold with your hands just until dough comes together.
- Transfer dough to floured surface and knead it until there are no dry bits
- Divide the dough in half. Shape each half into a rough 7.5 x 12.5cm (3 x 5″) rectangle
- Wrap in plastic or waxed paper, and refrigerate for at least an hour or even better overnight.
Rolling and Making the Pop Tarts:
- Place one piece of the dough on a generously floured work surface, and roll it into a rectangle about 0.3cm (1/8″) thick.
- It should be large enough that you can trim it to an even 22.8 x 30.5cm (9 x 12″). Trim off the edges
- Roll the 2nd piece of dough the same as the first.
- Press the edge of a ruler into the dough you’ve just rolled, to gently score it into thirds lengthwise and width-wise.
- Cut each piece of dough into thirds, then into thirds again. 7.5 x 10cm (3 x 4″) ,9 rectangles
- Beat the eggwash egg and brush it over the entire surface of the dough. (Reserve the extra egg wash for baking).
- Place a heaping tablespoon of jam into the center of each rectangle
- Place the second sheet of dough on top of the first. Use your fingertips or a chopstick to press the dough firmly around each pocket of filling.
- Chill the pop tarts in the fridge or freezer before baking.
Baking:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C).
- Eggwash the pop tart and bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Cool the pop tarts on a resting rack before glazing.
Glazing:
- Mix the water or milk and icing sugar until combined.
- Using a spoon or offset spatula, spread the glaze over the pop tarts and sprinkle with sprinkles before the glaze sets.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American