Blueberry Pop Tarts

Ingredients

300g (2 cups) fresh blueberries
6 tbsp sugar
1tbsp cornflour
2 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry
160g (1 cup) icing sugar
edible flowers, to garnish
2 tbsp bee pollen

1

Pre-heat oven to 180

2

Place baking paper onto an oven tray and set aside.

3

In a medium saucepan place 1 1/2 cups blueberries, 4 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons water. Place over a high heat and bring to a boil stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low and ad in corn flour, stir constantly until mixture thickens and remove from heat. Allow to cool.

4

Remove pastry from freezer and allow to thaw slightly. Using a sharp knife cut pastry sheets into 6cm x 12cm rectangles. Place half onto baking tray and place a heaped teaspoon of cooled mixture onto each pastry.

5

Using your finger dipped in a little water, dampen the edges of each pastry and top with remaining pastry rectangle. Using the back of a fork, firmly press around the edges to crimp and seal. Place in oven and bake for 15min or until golden brown.

6

In the meantime, in a small saucepan combine remaining blueberries, remaining sugar and 2 tablespoons water. Place over a high heat and bring to the boil stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes. Transfer to a fine mesh sieve over a bowl and pour in berries and syrup. Using a spatula or back of a spoon press blueberries into sieve to release any remaining juice.

7

Allow to cool for 10 minutes then add in icing sugar. Stir to combine using a spatula until smooth and free of lumps.

8

Remove pop tarts from oven and place on cooling rack until cool to the touch.

9

Decorate each pop tart with 1 teaspoon of icing, edible flowers and a sprinkle of bee pollen.

10

Serve.

Ingredients

 300 g (2 cups) fresh blueberries
 6 tbsp sugar
 1 tbsp cornflour
 2 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry
 160 g (1 cup) icing sugar
 2 tbsp bee pollen
 edible flowers, to garnish

Directions

1

Pre-heat oven to 180

2

Place baking paper onto an oven tray and set aside.

3

In a medium saucepan place 1 1/2 cups blueberries, 4 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons water. Place over a high heat and bring to a boil stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low and ad in corn flour, stir constantly until mixture thickens and remove from heat. Allow to cool.

4

Remove pastry from freezer and allow to thaw slightly. Using a sharp knife cut pastry sheets into 6cm x 12cm rectangles. Place half onto baking tray and place a heaped teaspoon of cooled mixture onto each pastry.

5

Using your finger dipped in a little water, dampen the edges of each pastry and top with remaining pastry rectangle. Using the back of a fork, firmly press around the edges to crimp and seal. Place in oven and bake for 15min or until golden brown.

6

In the meantime, in a small saucepan combine remaining blueberries, remaining sugar and 2 tablespoons water. Place over a high heat and bring to the boil stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes. Transfer to a fine mesh sieve over a bowl and pour in berries and syrup. Using a spatula or back of a spoon press blueberries into sieve to release any remaining juice.

7

Allow to cool for 10 minutes then add in icing sugar. Stir to combine using a spatula until smooth and free of lumps.

8

Remove pop tarts from oven and place on cooling rack until cool to the touch.

9

Decorate each pop tart with 1 teaspoon of icing, edible flowers and a sprinkle of bee pollen.

10

Serve.

Blueberry Pop Tarts