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Galentine's Day Pop Hearts

February 12, 2017 by Johnna Todesco

It's almost Valentine's Day, so why not make a sweet and gooey treat for your best gal pals! Video and recipe below, adapted from the recipes of some of our favorite inspirational women.

Enjoy! 

 

Ingredients

  • Pie crust (use store-bought pastry dough, or make your own using Martha Stewart's Pate Brisee recipe, which we did before filming) 
  • 1 egg
  • Sprinkles for decorating

For the filling (We adapted Ina Garten's strawberry jam recipe):

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1arge lemon juiced
  • 1 1/2 pints fresh strawberries hulled and halved

For the glaze:

  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 tablespoon heavy cream

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. To make the jam: combine the strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in saucepan and cook over low heat for about 20 minutes until the strawberries release their juices and thicken up into a bit of a gel. 
  3. Roll out pie crust and cut out heart shapes.
  4. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, and place half of the hearts on the paper
  5. Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of jam onto the center of each pastry and spread out with a spoon, leaving a half inch border around the edges.
  6. Whisk an egg in a small bowl.
  7. Using pastry brush, dab edges of the pastry with egg wash, and cover the jam with a second piece of pastry to enclose the pop tart. Press down around all the edges and press gently with a fork around all edges to seal it tight.
  8. Egg wash the top of the closed pastry.
  9. Bake in oven for 15-18 minutes until golden brown. Let the pop tarts cool completely on a cooling rack.
  10. Mix together the confectioners sugar and heavy cream in a bowl until you have a thick glaze. Spoon the glaze over the cooled pop tarts and sprinkle with your favorite cute decorations immediately.
  11. Optional: wrap up in an adorable package and show a little love to all of your gal pals! 

Instructions adapted from The Pioneer Woman. 

 

 

 

February 12, 2017 /Johnna Todesco
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