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PopTaschen

If Hamantaschen and Pop-Tarts had a baby around March, we would affectionately called it a PopTaschen! Flakey, buttery crust filled with sweet strawberry jam, iced and sprinkled on top, of course!

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
chill time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 16

Ingredients

  • 2 c AP flour
  • 3 T brown sugar
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 pound 2 sticks very cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • 5-6 T ice water
  • 1 cup strawberry jam
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1/4 cup sprinkles

Glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2-3 Tablespoons almond milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • a pinch of kosher salt

Instructions

  1. Make the dough: In a medium-sized bowl, combine the flour, sugar, kosher salt, and whisk to combine. Add the cold cubed butter. Using your clean fingers, smoosh the cubes of butter into the flour, coating each cube with flour. Add the ice water, and stir gently to combine, until the dough starts to come together, but you should still see pea-sized pieces of butter. Dump half of the dough out onto a large piece of plastic wrap, and use the plastic to push the dough together into a ball. Wrap tightly, and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Repeat with the second ball of dough.

  2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Remove 1 ball of dough from the fridge. Roll the dough out onto a well floured surface to 1/4" thickness. Rotate the dough often as you roll, and add more flour as necessary so that the dough doesn't stick. Use a 3" triangle shaped cutter to cut out as many triangles as possible. Spoon about a teaspoon and a half of strawberry jam into the center of each triangle. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment parchment paper. Re-roll any scraps. Repeat with the second ball of dough.

  3. Brush the edges of the jam-filled triangles with the beaten egg. Lay a second triangle on top, and use a fork to crimp the edges shut tightly. Place the baking tray into the fridge for about 10 minutes to chill the PopTaschen before baking. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and puffy. Let cool completely.
  4. Make the glaze: Combine the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, salt, and almond in a small bowl. Whisk until very smooth. Spoon the glaze on top of each PopTaschen. Top with sprinkles while the glaze is still wet.