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1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Vegetable shortening
2 ea Eggs
2 1/2 cup All purpose flour
2 tsp Baking powder
FILLING
Any flavor jam, preserves, or fruit butter
1 Egg white; beaten with 1 Tbsp milk
Sugar for sprinkling on top
Cream together sugar and Crisco, beating until light. Beat in eggs until
creamy, then stir in flour and baking powder to make soft dough. Divide
dough evenly into 16 parts. Roll each part into a flattened ball and set
aside on a plate. Wrap plate in plastic wrap and refrigerate two hours.
Grease cookie sheet and set aside. Roll 1 ball dough into a rectangle about
1/16-inch thick. Spread 1 heaping teaspoon of filling evenly over dough
leaving a generous margin. Roll out another ball into similar shape and lay
it neatly over the first. Using sharp knife, trim the tart to approximately
3 1/2x5-inches and crimp edge with fingertips or tines of fork. Place tart
on cookie sheet and prick top with fork.
Optional
Lightly beat egg white with milk; brush tops of tarts and sprinkle with
sugar, if desired.
Bake 350 for 25 mins, until edges are browned. Prick again during first 10
mins of baking keep them flat. Cool, wrap, and store at room temp or frig.
Tarts may also be iced.
For freezing, lay on a cookie sheet in freezer until frozen, then wrap
tightly, label, and store in freezer.
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Homemade Toaster Pastries

Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time:
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Vegetable shortening
2 ea Eggs
2 1/2 cup All purpose flour
2 tsp Baking powder
FILLING
Any flavor jam, preserves, or fruit butter
1 Egg white; beaten with 1 Tbsp milk
Sugar for sprinkling on top
Cream together sugar and Crisco, beating until light. Beat in eggs until
creamy, then stir in flour and baking powder to make soft dough. Divide
dough evenly into 16 parts. Roll each part into a flattened ball and set
aside on a plate. Wrap plate in plastic wrap and refrigerate two hours.
Grease cookie sheet and set aside. Roll 1 ball dough into a rectangle about
1/16-inch thick. Spread 1 heaping teaspoon of filling evenly over dough
leaving a generous margin. Roll out another ball into similar shape and lay
it neatly over the first. Using sharp knife, trim the tart to approximately
3 1/2x5-inches and crimp edge with fingertips or tines of fork. Place tart
on cookie sheet and prick top with fork.
Optional
Lightly beat egg white with milk; brush tops of tarts and sprinkle with
sugar, if desired.
Bake 350 for 25 mins, until edges are browned. Prick again during first 10
mins of baking keep them flat. Cool, wrap, and store at room temp or frig.
Tarts may also be iced.
For freezing, lay on a cookie sheet in freezer until frozen, then wrap
tightly, label, and store in freezer.
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