June 2009 – Poptart Copycat – Sara

I wanted to make the real deal of something that I would normally buy prepackaged. Poptarts (or their organic equivalent) fit the bill. The copycat version put the original to shame. Seriously. I cannot stress enough the need for each and every one of you to attempt your own Poptart.

I found this recipe (http://www.cookingcache.com/breakfast/homemadepoptarts.shtml?rdid=rc1) on the web. I halfed it, used butter instead of shortening, and increased the flour along with a few other minor modifications. (I always need to use WAY more flour than what the recipe calls for. I have some sort of flour black hole in my mixing bowl. )

Poptart:

6 tbsp butter

6 tbsp sugar

2 eggs

3 cups flour (approx.)

1 ½ tbsp baking powder

Preserves of choice

**1 egg yolk & 2 tbsp cream for brushing prior to baking

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Mix in flour and baking powder. Add flour if necessary to get a decent dough texture. Chill for an hour or so. (Honestly, I don’t know if the fridge time made a bit of difference in the end. I think a good floured surface sufficed)

Turn out onto floured surface. Roll out and divide into equal parts. Spread on preserves onto a square. Top with another square of dough. Brush with egg mixture and bake on 350 degrees for approx 20 minutes.

While baking, mix frosting ingredients over medium low temp.

Frosting:

½ cup powder sugar

2 tbsp milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

Brush with frosting when done baking and sprinkle with sprinkles.

Yum, Yum, Yum, Yum, Yum, delicioso!

Very well received. (He’s eating ranch with everything these days…)