So wasn't going to participate in this SHF...just no time. But I figured if I could squeeze in fritters last week for HHDD, I could come up with something for SHF. The theme this time around was little bites of delight. We were to make petits fours. Well that encompasses a lot of things...I'm sure my entry was not one they were thinking of. Over burdened with extra pie crust taking up space in the freezer, I decided that since I had so much luck with the Circus Cookies that I would make homemade Poptarts. Oh how I love Poptarts. So bad for you I know but my first two years of teaching I was so poor I lived off of Poptarts and Stove Top Stuffing. I love the strawberry frosted kind the best, but had to make raspberry because that is the jam I still had left over. I am bad in my pie crust I know because I still do use half shortening, but it really makes the pie crust more flaky. I also apologize that none of my pictures can really let you see that it is mini, but they are, I swear. But … [Read more...]