Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts for ep. 4 of Better Than Store-Bought 🍓 Recipe link in bio (crowdedkitchen.com) or below 👇 but first, a few FAQs: Sugar: You can sub an alternative sugar for the crust like stevia or coconut sugar. The icing is totally optional is you want to cut back on sugar content and these are just as delicious without it. We didn’t test these with GF flour, but it should work fine, the texture may just be a little less flaky. If you don’t have a food processor, you can cut in the butter with your hands or a pastry cutter. STRAWBERRY POP TARTS Crust: 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 4 tsp sugar 2 tsp kosher salt 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), chilled and cubed ½ cup cold water Filling: 16 oz (~450g) strawberries (fresh or frozen - thaw if frozen) 3 tablespoons honey 2 teaspoons lemon juice Assembly: 1 egg yolk ½-1 cup powdered sugar 1-2 tablespoon milk In a food processor, pulse together flour, salt, sugar, and butter a few times, until the butter pieces are about the size of peas. Stream in the water, pulsing as you go. Move the dough to a bowl or lightly floured surface and gently knead into a ball – be careful not to overwork the dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and shape it into a rectangle that's about ½" thick. Place the dough in the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours. While the dough chills, blend your strawberries, honey, and lemon and strain through a fine mesh sieve directly into a saucepan to remove the seeds. Cook over medium heat for 20-25 minutes, until the strawberry mixture is reduced to the point where you can scrape the bottom of the pan and the jam takes a little while to run back together again. Move to a bowl to cool. Preheat oven to 300˚F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Divide your dough in half and roll into a roughly 14 x 14" square on a floured surface. You should just barely be able to see the lines of your silpat or work surface through your dough, which should be about ⅛" thick. Make sure your surface is well floured, and sprinkle some flour on the dough before rolling. Cut the dough into roughly 3.5 x 4.75" rectangles. You'll need to two for each pop tart. Combine your scrap dough and roll out again to minimize waste. Spoon about a tablespoon of filling into each pop tart, then spread into a thin layer, leaving about ⅓" around the border. Beat an egg yolk and brush around the border of the jam. Dock the tops of your pop tarts with a skewer or a fork, then place over the bottom, and press down and then crimp the sides. Bake for 30-35 minutes. They should be very lightly browned when you take them out, and the bottoms browned slightly. Whisk together powdered sugar and milk until a thick glaze forms. Let pop tarts cool, then spread ~1 tablespoon glaze on each pop tart and top with sprinkles. #poptarts #homemade #strawberry