POPTART BITES RECIPES

Steps:

• Combine fruit filling ingredients and 3 tablespoons water in a medium pot over medium heat; stir. Gently mash berries with the back of a wooden spoon and simmer, stirring frequently, for 30 to 40 minutes, or until filling has thickened. Let cool. Cut chilled dough into 4 equal pieces. Roll 2 pieces into equal rectangles about 3- by- 8 inches. Fill a piping bag with Nutella and a second piping bag with marshmallow crème. Onto one of the rectangles, pipe rows of Nutella 1/2 inch apart. Pipe rows of marshmallow crème on top. To make the egg wash, whisk together egg and heavy cream. Using a pastry brush, carefully brush egg wash onto dough between the rows of filling. Gently lay the second dough rectangle over top and press around each mound of filling. (Tip: This is the same method used for homemade ravioli.) Cut 1- by- 1 1/2-inch rectangles with a pizza cutter (you should have 12 tarts) and press the back of a fork along the edges to seal. Place tarts on one of the prepared sheets and brush lightly with cream. Cut 3 tiny slits in the top of each tart. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Place on wire racks to cool completely. Repeat the process with the remaining two slabs of dough and the cooled fruit filling to make 12 fruit-filled tarts. For the icing, in a medium mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat egg white on medium-high speed for 2 minutes, or until light and frothy. Add powdered sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, until mixture is thick and smooth. Add vanilla and beat for 1 minute more. Spread icing onto pastries with an offset spatula or your fingers. Top with sprinkles. For the pie dough, in a medium mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add butter and cream cheese and cut into dry ingredients with a pastry knife or your fingers until fine crumbles are formed. Add buttermilk and, using your hands, gently work mixture until dough just comes together. Form dough into a disk, wrap with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to use.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. In a small bowl, mix ½ cup jam with cornstarch. Crack the egg into a second small bowl and whisk. Flour a large work surface and lay both pie crusts out on it. Roll the circles to 11 inches across. Use a knife or pizza cutter to cut the edges off, about 1 inch off all sides, to create two 9-inch squares. Then cut each square into three 3-inch stripes, or 6 total.Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of jam on one end of each strip. Brush a rectangle of egg around the jam, to glue the sides together. Fold the dry end over the end with jam.Use a fork to crimp the edges together on all sides. Repeat with remaining pie crust strips. Move the pop tarts to the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 15–18 minutes, until golden. Cool.After the pop tarts have cooled for several minutes, whisk powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon jam, and 1-2 tablespoons cream together to create an icing glaze. Spoon over the top of each pop tart and immediately sprinkle with sugar sprinkles. Let the icing dry, either on the baking sheets of on a dry rack.Serve warm or at room temperature.