Pop Tarts at Home | Potluck Video

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while margarine is often less expensive.

fruit preserves

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit puree

💰Cheaper: canned fruit

Fresh fruit puree is healthier, while canned fruit can be more affordable.

Add 3 cups of flour, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of salt into the KitchenAid mixer.

Mix the dry ingredients together.

Add very cold butter cut into small cubes to the mixer.

Mix until it comes together slightly, leaving pea-sized chunks of butter.

Add 1 egg and 2 tablespoons of buttermilk to the mixture.

Mix until the dough forms a slight crumbly ball.

Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour.

After refrigerating, roll out the dough to about 1 inch thick.

Use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into 3x4 rectangles.

Use a chopstick to push the edges together to seal the Pop-Tarts.

Brush one side of the dough with egg yolk for the egg wash.

Prepare ganache by melting chocolate and butter together, then adding hot heavy cream and whisking until combined.

Pipe the ganache onto the center of the dough rectangles, being generous.

Place another rectangle on top and press down the edges to seal.

Brush the top with more egg wash before baking.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for 15 minutes.

Let the Pop-Tarts cool for about 10 minutes after baking.

Prepare chocolate glaze by melting chocolate, butter, corn syrup, and milk together.

Spread the chocolate glaze over the top of the Pop-Tarts.

Drizzle melted white chocolate over the top for decoration.

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