Author: Susan Murray, www.awomancooksinasheville.com
Ingredients
2packages of Ready-to-Roll Pastry or a double recipe of homemade pastrySee Notes
For the Filling
5-6cupsof fruitwashed and sliced if needed
¾csugar
1/3ctapioca flour
1tbslemon juice or 1 tbs Crème de Cassis
¼tspsalt
1egg beaten
Demerara Sugar to dust
For the Topping
1 ½cpowdered sugar
1 ½tbspmilk
1tspvanilla
Rainbow Sprinkles
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Instructions
For the Pop-Tart
Toss the fruit in a bowl with the sugar, tapioca flour, flavorings, and salt. Let rest for 15 minutes while you roll out the dough.
Line a quarter sheet baking pan (9” x 13”) with parchment paper allowing the edges of the paper to extend beyond the pan.
Roll the dough on second piece of parchment paper or silicone pastry mat into a rectangle approximately 11” x 15”, ½ - ¾ “thick. Use the paper or mat to move the dough into the prepared pan by picking up the paper and inverting it over the pan so that the dough falls in.
Spread the prepared fruit and any juices in the bowl evenly in the pastry-lined pan.
Roll a second rectangle slightly smaller than the first and repeat the process to place it on top of the fruit.
Roll the edges of the pastry up, removing excess dough where it becomes too thick. Use the tines of a fork to press down on the rolled edges all around the pop-tart.
Cut a few small vents in the pastry top.
Brush the top of the tart all over with the beaten egg and sprinkle with demerara sugar.
Place in the center of the preheated oven.
After 20 minutes, turn the tart around in the oven and reduce the temperature to 400 degree. Bake for a further 20 minutes until the dough is golden brown and fruit is bubbling up through the vents.
Remove the pop-tart and cool completely in pan.
When the pop-tart is cooled, use the sides of the parchment paper to lift it out of the pan and place on a serving platter or board. Carefully slide the paper out from beneath the pop-tart
For the Topping.
Mix together the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until it is smooth and spreadable. Add a little more milk if needed.