Vol Au Vent Cases

To serve fill with the fillings see goes well with.

Vol au vent cases. The vol au vent cases can be kept in an airtight container for up to a day before filling and serving. The vol au vent translated fly in the wind are light and airy puff pastry cases that are used in french cuisine to make what is called bouchees. 1 for this vol au vent cases recipe start rolling out the puff pastry. Oh so exotic at the time.

That is all you need to make vol au vent cases. If you have ready rolled pastry you can just unroll it. Light flaky puff pastry cases filled with a warm usually savoury filling. 2 roll the puff pastry to a thickness of 4 or 5mm.

Place your puff pastry on a floured board. Using an exoglass round pastry cutter ø 10cm i used a fluted cutter. How to make vol au vents to assemble. When cool carefully remove and discard the central piece of pastry from each one.

Vol au vent is a very popular dish in belgium and one of my all time favorites back home. And slightly twist the. Put the squares on the tray lightly brush with egg glaze and bake for 15 mins until puffed up and golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Using a rolling pin roll it out into a rectangular shape roughly 24cm x 36 cm. Although puff pastry is quite technical i. This meal always comes with a portion of belgian fries and a small green salad on the side. In this case the puff pastry vol au vents case will be much larger and it is covered in a classic chicken stew with meatballs and mushrooms in white sauce.