Homemade Pop Tarts

These homemade pop tarts are nothing like the store bought ones. These little gems are buttery and flaky. I filled some with strawberry jam and the others with pear jam. You can use any favorite jam, Nutella with mini marshmallows would really be good too. This is a small recipe but can easily be doubled or tripled.

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons teaspoons sugar
• 3/4 cup chilled butter, cut in cubes
• 4-5 tablespoons very cold water
• Strawberry jam
• Pear jam

1. In a bowl whisk together the dry ingredients. I used a food processor to make this dough, but both methods work fine.
2. With a pastry blender cut in the chilled butter till it's the size of peas.
3. Add the cold water a tablespoon at a time till the dough comes together.
4. Form the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap, pressing down into a disk. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
5. Roll out into a rectangle and cut approx 3" by 5 " pieces. Place jam on the center of a cut piece of dough, top with another piece and seal the edges with the tines of a fork dipped in flour.
6. Bake on a parchment lined pan at 375º for 25 to 30 minutes. I baked mine for 27 minutes.
7. Let cool.
8. You can leave them plain or ice them with your favorite frosting and top with sprinkles.
9. Yields: 5 pop tarts