Saturday, February 11, 2012

Homemade Poptarts!

I was wanting to make some poptarts for my children this morning!  Well, it didn't happen!  Anyways, we just got done making some for tomorrow morning.  The children were all right there helping out, so was my husband!  We were rolling, cutting, spreading, sealing, and putting sprinkles on!  Some just can out of the oven and the word is out:  "Very Good!"  Fun family event and learning, too!  So if you would like to try, here you go: 

Homemade Healthy Poptarts
3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup melted butter
1 cup plain yogurt
About 5 ounces of 100% fruit jelly or jam – any flavor you like!

Begin by mixing the flour, salt, butter and yogurt. 

Knead the dough just a little bit to make it nice and workable.  Roll out the dough on a large, well floured surface.  Use a knife to cut the dough into the desired poptart size you would like. 

Place about a 1/2 teaspoon of jelly on 1/2 of the dough rectangles (squares?).  Spread the jelly around, leaving the edges free.  Find a second square or rectangle or thingamajigger that matches closely
with each jellied one.  Place it on top and use a fork to seal the edges.

Lay each poptart in a single layer on a baking sheet.  Bake in a 350° oven for about 25 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned.

This recipe makes around 15-20 poptarts, depending on how big you make them.
I have found that making them ahead of time and then putting them in a toaster oven to re-heat makes for a very fast and popular breakfast!  These CAN be frozen as well.  Bake them first, let them cool and then freeze until you’re ready to re-heat and eat!

1 comment:

  1. So the other day, I used this recipe and made hot pockets out of it. They turned out really good. I put ham and broccoli and cheese in them. I would have liked to put turkey in but I forgot to get some out of the freezer. I am thinking of trying to use it for a pie crust tomorrow morning and making an egg dish in it. So many uses!

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