Healthy Olive Oil Pop Tarts (July 4th Dessert)

For the Dough:

• 1 1/3 cup All-Purpose Flour
• 1/3 cup Olive Oil
• 1/4 cup Milk, (plant-based or regular)
• 1/4 tsp. Kosher Salt
• 1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon, (optional)

Additional Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Mixed Berry Jam, (or your favorite jam flavor)
• 1 Egg (for an egg wash), (substitute with olive oil for vegan alternative)

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For the Dough:

1. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the salt and flour.
2. Add in the olive oil and use a fork or your fingers to pinch together the mixture, until crumb-like texture.
3. Add in the milk and mix together with a fork, then knead for 1-2 minutes with your hands, until the dough is smooth and pliable. Wrap tightly in saran wrap and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.

Assembling the Pop Tarts:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface or between two pieces of parchment paper to be 1/6-1/8" thick. (Think like the thickness of a quarter coin.)
3. Use a cookie cutter to make an even amount of equal-sized cut-outs, re-rolling out the dough until all of it is used. Depending on the size of your cookie cutter, you should have appx. 12-24 equal-sized cut outs.
4. In half of the cut-outs, place a small dollop of jam in the center (once again, the amount will depend on size of your cookie cutter).
5. Brush the inside edges of the dough cut-outs that have jam with the egg wash or olive oil. Place another dough cut-out on top and crimp together the edges with a fork to seal together the pop tart. Repeat for remaining pop tarts.
6. (Optional) Brush each assembled pop tart with the egg wash or olive oil. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
7. Bake for 20-30 minutes, until golden brown.
8. Allow the pop tarts to cool completely, then (optional) drizzle with vanilla royal icing.