Make it boozy by adding 2 tots (50ml) vodka or gin to the jam after leaving it to infuse.
Strawberry pop tarts
MAKES 18
Ingredients
Jam:
1 packet (200g) frozen strawberries
½ cup (100g) SELATI Pure White Sugar
¼ cup (60ml) boiling water
1 sprig fresh rosemary
Squeeze orange juice
2 rolls (400g each) puff pastry, defrosted
Flour, for dusting
1 whisked egg, for brushing
1 cup (250ml) SELATI Icing Snow, sifted
⅓ cup (80ml) water
Pink food colouring
Sprinkles, for decorating
Method
- Combine all jam ingredients in a saucepan.
- Simmer for 15 minutes, until syrupy and berries are limpy.
- Turn off heat and all to infuse for 5 minutes. Remove herbs.Set jam aside to cool completely.
- Preheat oven to 200°C and line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
- Roll pastry to 3mm thick on a lightly floured surface.
- Cut into 4cm x 8cm rectangles.
- Place tablespoons of jam on half the rectangles, leaving a 1.5cm border clean.
- Brush borders with whisked egg, then lay remaining pastry rectangles on top to enclose.
- Run finger around edges to secure, then crimp neatly with a fork.
- Place on baking trays and chill in fridge for 15 minutes.
- Brush pastry with egg and bake for 15-18 minutes until golden.
- Mix icing sugar and water and add a few drops of food colouring.
- Decorate tarts with icing and top with sprinkles.
