My daughter loves to read ever since she was very young, and she loves all kinds of books…novels, science, history, comics and even cook books ! So, a lot of times, our bedtime reading will include looking at recipes, sweet or savoury, and deciding what we should try. Pop tarts was one of them that’s on the top of our list. It’s easy, colourful, fun and of course, super yummy ! Personally, I like them without the sprinkles, but my daughter will definitely disagree. She had so much fun putting on the glaze and the sprinkles….yeah, might be just a little too much…..    

Makes about 6 tarts

For the crust

• 360 g all-purpose flour
• 20 g granulated sugar
• 2 g salt
• 240 cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and chilled
• 2 eggs
• 30 ml milk
• 5 ml pure vanilla extract

For the glaze 

• 120 g icing sugar 
• 30-45 ml milk

Other ingredients

• Fruit jam of choice (I used raspberry)
• 1 egg white for brushing
• 30 g vanilla sugar or granulated sugar 
• Sprinkles for decorating

1. To make the glaze, mix together icing sugar and milk until smooth, set aside
2. To make the crust, put flour, sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl
3. Rub in chilled butter with fingers until butter is pea-sized
4. Mix in eggs, milk and vanilla
5. Gently press dough together, do not knead
6. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour or overnight
7. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F
8. Roll dough to about 0.5 cm in thickness. If dough was in the fridge overnight, let it sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes before rolling
9. Cut into 8 cm x 12 cm rectangles (2 rectangles per tart)
10. Place half of the rectangles on baking sheet lined with parchment paper
11. Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of fillings on top
12. Brush sides with egg white and cover with the other half of rectangles
13. Press sides gently to seal, then press down with a fork
14. Make a few holes on top to vent
15. Brush top with egg white and sprinkle with vanilla sugar or granulated sugar
16. Bake for about 30 minutes
17. Cool, then decorate with glaze and sprinkles