Vegan Strawberry & Rhubarb Pop Tarts

Ingredients

    1 cup rhubarb (ends and leaves removed // chopped)
    1/2 cup strawberries (chopped)
    1/4 cup orange juice (optional)
    2 Tbsp raw sugar or maple syrup (or honey if not vegan)
    2 cups flour (I used half whole-wheat pastry + half unbleached all-purpose // plus more for rolling)
    1/4 tsp sea salt
    2/3 cup cold vegan butter (such as Earth Balance // more for topping)

OPTIONAL GLAZE

    1 cup powdered sugar
    1/2 Tbsp melted vegan butter
    2-3 tsp pomegranate juice (or other similar juice)

Vegan Strawberry & Rhubarb Pop Tarts

Instructions

heat kitchen appliance to 375 degrees F (190 C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Prepare the afters by inserting rhubarb, strawberries, raw sugar, and fruit crush in an exceedingly little pan over medium heat. cowl and cook for ten minutes, stirring sometimes and smashing down with a spoon to muddle the fruit along. If it bubbles an excessive amount of, flip all the way down to low heat. Transfer to a bowl to chill.
in an exceedingly massive bowl, combine flour and salt, then cut in butter with a fork or pastry cutter till well combined.

Drizzle ice cold water over the mixture in one Tablespoon amounts and blend with a wood spoon till it starts to make a dough. it always takes regarding 2-3 Tbsp, however you'll ought to add up to five Tbsp (amounts as original direction is written // change if neutering batch size). It ought to be dampish enough to make into a ball, however not too sticky to handle. Add additional flour if it gets too wet.
flip onto a floured surface, gently form into a disc, so use a floured kitchen utensil to roll into an outsized parallelogram. I notice it useful to put a sheet of wrap over the dough whereas rolling to cut back cracking.

take sixteen equal squares (amount as original direction is written // change if neutering batch size) and punctiliously transfer to a baking sheet. My 1st try, I got twelve squares. Then I unrolled my scraps and got four more!

Place regarding one Tbsp of the fruit filling onto 1/2 the squares, deed a 1/4 in. border to seal the sides. Then use your finger to run water round the edges therefore the 2 squares stay. prime the squares with their matching halves so seal gently with a fork.
Poke a couple of holes within the prime of every pop tart, brush with a small amount of liquified vegetarian butter, sprinkle with raw sugar (optional), and bake for 20-25 minutes or till golden brown.
Let cool so prime with glaze if desired. to arrange glaze, merely whisk along liquified vegetarian butter, granulated sugar and add juice one teaspoon at a time till desired consistency is reached. The glaze isn't necessary, however suggested for sweeter pop tarts.
Store leftovers in an exceedingly lined instrumentality at area temporary worker for up to a couple of days.