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Toaster Strudel box as it appeared in 1994

Please, enough editing with the articles. Don't edit this article.Toaster Strudel Breakfast Pastries is a type of frozen pastry introduced in 1985 by Pillsbury. It was developed by a young business man whose father reportedly first had the thought to make a flaky treat whilst eating a cherry filled pop-tart. He was convinced that filling a pastry with fruit, and topping it with warm icing would be irresistible - an Americanized version of the Cuban pastelito. After contacting Pillsbury, a team was established to meet with him and develop the morning treat as it is today. They are prepared by heating them in the toaster and then spreading the included icing packet on top of the pastry. The product has found considerable success since its debut and is available in most grocery stores.^[1] It was made to combat popular Kellogg's "Pop-Tarts" as made clear by the slogan "Something better just popped up."

Flavors of Toaster Strudel that are currently available include:

Apple Cream Danish
Apple
Boston Cream Pie
Cream Cheese and Strawberry
Cherry
Danish Style Cream Cheese
Raspberry
Strawberry
Wildberry
Blueberry
Cream Cheese and Raspberry
Cinnamon Roll
C'tory [Litt Mdaness mf'cee]

Discontinued flavors

French Toast
Chocolate Fudge
Strawberry-Banana
Watermelon image
Kiwi strawberry
Smores
Wildberry w/ Blue Frosting
Chocolate Strawberry

Ingredients

Toaster strudel are a processed food, or convenience food, with ingredients that differ markedly from a homemade strudel recipe. For example, blueberry Toaster Strudel contain:

Enriched Flour Bleached (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Palm Oil, Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil, Maltodextrin, Corn Starch, Modified Corn Starch, Dry Yeast, Salt, Dextrose, Whey, Blueberry Puree, Egg Yolk, Baking Powder (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate), Corn Syrup Solids, Citric Acid, Mono and Diglycerides, Propylene Glycol Monoesters of Fatty Acids, Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, TBHQ), Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Polysorbate 60, Colored with (Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 5, Artificial Color), Locust Bean Gum, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Glycerin, Sucralose.^[2]

By contrast, a popular apple strudel recipe contains: 2/3 cup milk, scalded 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 6 tablespoons butter, melted 2/3 cup water, lukewarm 2 tablespoons sugar 2 packages active dry yeast 3 eggs 6 cups flour 9 apples, peeled and sliced 1 1/2 cups cream 1 1/2 cups sugar butter cinnamon^[3]

Advertising slogans

Something better just popped up. (1994)
"And I don't think my father, the inventor of Toaster Strudel, would be too pleased to hear about this." (2004)

Toaster scrambles

A similar Pillsbury product, Toaster Scrambles, is a toaster pastry with meat and cheese breakfast ingredients, offering "savory" flavors instead of the "sweet" strudels. Currently available varieties are:

Cheese, Egg & Bacon
Cheese, Egg & Ham
Cheese, Egg & Sausage
Bacon & Sausage Combo
Reduced Fat Cheese, Egg & Bacon

References

^ Harrison, Dan "New Items Spur Growth of Breakfast Foods" Frozen Food Age (March 1 1998). Retrieved February 20, 2008.
^ Wegmans, "Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Pastries, Blueberry" '. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
^ Cooks.com, "Apple Strudel recipe" '. Retrieved March 30, 2011.

External links

Pillsbury - toasterstrudel — Official Pillsbury Page For Toaster Strudel
Pillsbury - toasterscrambles — Official Pillsbury Page For Toaster Scrambles

[1] Harrison, Dan "New Items Spur Growth of Breakfast Foods" Frozen Food Age (March 1 1998). Retrieved February 20, 2008.

[2] Wegmans, "Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Pastries, Blueberry" '. Retrieved March 30, 2011.

[3] Cooks.com, "Apple Strudel recipe" '. Retrieved March 30, 2011.

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-'''Toaster Strudel Breakfast Pastries''' is a type of frozen [[pastry]] introduced in 1985 by Pillsbury.  It was developed by a young business man whose father reportedly first had the thought to make a flaky treat whilst eating a cherry filled pop-tart.  He was convinced that filling a pastry with fruit, and topping it with warm icing would be irresistible - an Americanized version of the [[Cuban_pastry|Cuban pastelito]].  After contacting Pillsbury, a team was established to meet with him and develop the morning treat as it is today.  They are prepared by heating them in the [[toaster]] and then spreading the included icing packet on top of the pastry. The product has found considerable success since its debut and is available in most grocery stores.<ref>Harrison, Dan [http://www.allbusiness.com/wholesale-trade/merchant-wholesalers-nondurable/4202500-1.html "New Items Spur Growth of Breakfast Foods"] ''Frozen Food Age'' (March 1 1998). Retrieved February 20, 2008.</ref> It was made to combat popular Kellogg's "[[Pop-Tarts]]" as made clear by the slogan "Something better just popped up."
+Please, enough editing with the articles. Don't edit this article.'''Toaster Strudel Breakfast Pastries''' is a type of frozen [[pastry]] introduced in 1985 by Pillsbury.  It was developed by a young business man whose father reportedly first had the thought to make a flaky treat whilst eating a cherry filled pop-tart.  He was convinced that filling a pastry with fruit, and topping it with warm icing would be irresistible - an Americanized version of the [[Cuban_pastry|Cuban pastelito]].  After contacting Pillsbury, a team was established to meet with him and develop the morning treat as it is today.  They are prepared by heating them in the [[toaster]] and then spreading the included icing packet on top of the pastry. The product has found considerable success since its debut and is available in most grocery stores.<ref>Harrison, Dan [http://www.allbusiness.com/wholesale-trade/merchant-wholesalers-nondurable/4202500-1.html "New Items Spur Growth of Breakfast Foods"] ''Frozen Food Age'' (March 1 1998). Retrieved February 20, 2008.</ref> It was made to combat popular Kellogg's "[[Pop-Tarts]]" as made clear by the slogan "Something better just popped up."
 Flavors of Toaster Strudel that are currently available include: