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    Pop Tarts


    Source of Recipe


    Macklinda

    List of Ingredients




    1/2 cup sugar
    1/2 cup vegetable shortening
    2 eggs
    2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
    2 tsp baking powder
    Filling
    any flavor jam, preserves, or fruit butter
    1 egg whitebeaten with 1tbsp milk
    sugar for sprinkling on top

    Recipe



    Cream together sugar and crisco, beating until light.
    Beat in eggs until creamy, then stir in flour and
    baking powder to amek soft dough. Divide dough evenly
    into 16 parts. Roll each part into a flattened ball
    and set aside on a plate. Wrap plate in plastic wrap
    and refrigerate two hours.
    Grease cookie sheet and set aside.
    Roll 1 ball dough into a rectangle about 1/16" thick.
    Spread 1 heaping teaspoon of filling evenly
    over dough leaving a generous margin. Roll out another
    ball into similar shape and lay it neatly over the
    first. Using sharp knife, trim the tart to
    approximately 3 1/2"x5" and crimp edge with fingertips
    or tines of fork. Place tart on cookie sheet and prick
    top with fork.

    Optional--lightly beat egg white with milk; brush tops
    of tarts and sprinkle with sugar, if desired.

    Bake 350 for 25 mins, until edges are browned. Prick
    again during first 10 mins of baking keep them flat.
    Cool, wrap, and store at room temp or frig. Tarts may
    also be iced.


 

 

 


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