Warm bakery and bribes

This could not be any easier! If you have an oven, you are halfway
there. I saw this in a magazine awhile ago and it was one of those
recipes that looked way too long and laborious to be worthwhile. I am
rarely up for 17 ingredients and three days in the kitchen, no matter
how good it turns out.

So I cut to the chase, used ready-made pie crust and store-bought jam.
It took about 15 minutes and I didn't even break a sweat. It was less
work than a Rice Krispy treat, and I actually made it on a morning we
were running behind.

Bribery of warm, homemade bakery from the oven always motivates my boys to be more self-sufficient.

1. Ready-made pie crust
2. Jam ( I used strawberry )
3. A fork
4. A pan
5. Powdered sugar
6. Milk
7. Hungry people
8. Almost forgot the oven!
9. Oh, and sprinkles:)

Unroll the crust -- I used it right out of the fridge, but you could let
it sit at room temperature. I used a pizza wheel to cut my crust into
rustic-shaped rectangle-ish type squares because I appreciate the
imperfections of "handmade" things (and run-on sentences:) Cookie-cutters
would be a fun idea when the kiddos are helping.

Than I squeezed out a tablespoon of jam in the center ... all the while
thinking how wonderful these would be stuffed with chocolate for a
dinner party dessert:) a girl can dream! I layered the crust on top and pressed the edges with a fork. I baked them per the pie crust direction on the box for 10-15 minutes, until they started to brown on the edges.

While they baked, I mixed powdered sugar with milk until a paste-like
consistency. It would be yummy to add different flavored extracts to
change up the frosting flavor, but I kept it simple. I frosted them
right out of the oven, and then hit them up with some colored,
crystallized sugar sprinkles!

This would be a great, easy, weekend morning breakfast to do with the
kids! The fillings and toppings are endless! Get creative, and enjoy!
Celeste

Photos by celeste m. Photography
Edited by Ryan Dawson