Mini Toaster Pastries
My homemade version of Mini Toaster Pastries are tender, tasty, and addictive! With delicious raspberry jam sandwiched inside a flaky, buttery crust, these snack-size pastry bites are sure to satisfy every craving.
Servings: 10 Mini Tarts
Ingredients
Pastry Crust
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup shortening well-chilled, cut into 1" cubes
- 4 to 8 tablespoons ice water
Filling
- 1/2 cup raspberry jam
Glaze
- 1 cup icing sugar aka confectioner's sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- food colouring optional
- sprinkles optional
For assembly
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 teaspoon milk
Instructions
- Mix flour, salt and sugar together in a large bowl. Using a pastry blender, blend ice-cold shortening into flour until the blobs of shortening are pea-sized. Add half the amount of ice water. Mix until dough forms a loose ball. Press some dough between your fingers, if it is still crumbly, add more water 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing between additions. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Sprinkle some flour on your counter or board, and roll out dough 1/8" thick. Make a template out of aluminum foil or paper, 3.5" x 2.5". Use this template as a guide and cut 20 rectangles out of dough.
- Spread a teaspoon of jam on one rectangle, Wet the edges of the pastry around the jam with the egg wash. Lay the second rectangle on top, pressing edges with finger. Crimp edges with a fork. Brush tops with egg wash. Repeat with other tarts.
- Bake in a 400° F oven for 10-12 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned on edges.
- Cool for 15 minutes on a wire rack.
- Prepare glaze by whisking icing sugar with milk and food colouring. Use a spoon and apply glaze to tops of tarts. Sprinkle with decorate sprinkles, if using.
- Makes 10 tarts.
Notes
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