Strawberry poptarts are a childhood favorite treat, but they often contain ingredients that I’m not interested in feeding my family. Because I enjoy making a lot of our meals & snacks from scratch, I knew there had to be a way to make homemade poptarts, since just about anything can be made at home with the help of the internet.
I’ve also recently become more interested in milling our own flours because of the added health benefits. When you grind a whole wheat berry to make flour, you are grinding the bran & germ into your flour. Because the germ has oil in it, the flour can turn rancid, so it’s removed in commercial flour. But most of your fiber, vitamins, minerals, & antioxidants are in the bran & germ. When you grind it at home, you’re leaving in all the good stuff! 
After accepting the Grain Mill Challenge, I was a little worried that milling my own grain would be just another thing to do. As a busy stay-at-home mama & blogger, I’m constantly in the kitchen already, so I was a bit concerned that this would add to my ever-expanding “to do” list. I am happy to report that this fear was ridiculous! I think it literally took me more time to get the mill out of my cupboard than it did to grind up the wheat berries to make the flour. 
All you do is pour the wheat berries into the mill (turn it on first) & then voila! Flour is created! You can keep your freshly ground flour for 1-2 weeks on the shelf before it starts turning rancid, or you can keep it in the freezer to stay fresher longer.
I feel like a whole new world has opened up to me! Being able to grind so many other foods will help keep my family healthy & save us loads of cash (especially when you’re trying to use things like quinoa flour which is so expensive!) I love our new mill & I’m excited to continue developing more recipes to feed my family.
Strawberry Poptarts
Ingredients
1 egg yolk
1 tsp water
1 pie crust (using freshly ground wheat berries)
2 tbsp strawberry jelly
2 large strawberries, sliced lengthwise & carved into hearts
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350°F & cover a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat mat. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolk & 1 teaspoon water & set aside.
Roll out the pie crust till it’s very thin (about 1/16th of an inch thick). Cut into whatever size/shape you like (I did small-ish sqaures) re-rolling the dough as needed.
Take half of the shapes & cut out a heart in the center, using the strawberries carved into hearts as a guide & set aside.
On each of the remaining shapes, spread a layer of strawberry jam, making sure to leave a 1/2 inch border around the entire shape. Place a strawberry carved heart on top of the strawberry jam. Top with the pie dough with the heart carved out of the center.
Seal the edges with the prongs of a fork & brush with egg wash mixture. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack & let cool for 5 minutes.
Recipe adapted from The Novice Chef
