Celebrate the 4th with these tasty homemade toaster tarts. A rich flaky pie crust is filled with strawberry jam and decorated with your favorite red, white, and blue sprinkles and icing. 

Serves 4

Instructions:

1. Using an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine flour, sugar, salt, butter, shortening, and water, forming a slightly crumbly dough ball. Wrap dough in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour before rolling.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
3. Roll out dough on a floured surface. Cut dough into rectangles, and fill half with 2 tablespoons of strawberry jam (each). Brush edges with egg wash, and top with remaining dough. Press tart edges with a fork to seal, and dock the top.
4. Place tarts on a parchment lined cookie sheet, and bake for 30 minutes or until tarts are flaky and cooked completely. Let cool for 1 hour.
5. In a medium bowl, combine icing ingredients until smooth. Separate icing into 3 bowls and tint one with red food coloring and the other with blue (keep the third bowl white).
6. Decorate tarts with red, white, and blue icing and sprinkles before serving.

Tips: Pie dough will keep refrigerated or a week and frozen for a month- prep the dough ahead and thaw when ready. You can buy and tint already made icing or frosting to decorate your tarts.