POP TARTS   Author:  23075  Category:(Household) Created:(9/6/2008 5:00:00 PM) This post has been Viewed (144 times) 3/4 cup shortening 3/4 cup sugar 3 eggs 3 3/4 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup fruit preserves FROSTING: 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons milk Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In mixer or food processor, cream shortening and sugar together then beat in the eggs, one at a time. Sift together flour and baking powder and stir into shortening mixture to make a soft dough. Chill for 1 hour. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and roll out 12 rectangles, each 8 by 12 inches. Spread one tablespoon of preserves over half of each rectangle, staying well within the edge of the pastry. Fold pastry dough over the preserves and trim the edges with a pastry wheel or crimp with a fork to close. Place tarts on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Let cool. Mix vanilla, milk, and powdered sugar until you have a thin frosting. Dribble frosting on cooled tarts. You can join Unsolved Mysteries and post your own mysteries or interesting stories for the world to read and respond to Click here Scroll all the way down to read replies. Many great holiday recipes Show all stories by   Author:  23075 ( Click here ) Spring is coming