pop tarts

APPLE + PISTACHIO PRALINE POP TART

For the dough:

• 2 cups plain flour
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1 egg, lightly beaten for brushing pastry

For the apple filling:

• 2 medium apples
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt

For the icing:

• 3/4 cup icing sugar
• 2 tbsp reserved apple-cinnamon filling juices
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp milk, plus more as needed

For the praline (optional):

• 1/2 cup pistachios
• 1 1/2 cups caster sugar

1. To make the dough, place flour, sugar and salt into a food processor and pulse until combined.

2. Add butter and pulse until the mixture turns into pea-sized clumps.

3. Pour the mixture into a bowl.

4. Whisk the egg and milk together and then add them to the dough, mixing just until everything is well combined.

5. Tip onto a