Vols-au-Vents or Pastry Cases

Vols-au-Vents or Puff Pastry Cases

Vols-au-Vents or Puff Pastry Cases

These cute puff pastry cases are actually French, and Vols-au-vents are a fancy way of saying Pastry Cases

In Scotland Vol-au-Vents are very popular, you will see these served cold at a buffet or party and filled with many savory fillings but sweet fillings would be great too, anything goes

Usually they are cut out as circles but today for Valentines Day week I am cutting them into hearts


You will need

1 pk of 2 x Puff Pastry Sheets
Beaten egg for brushing

• Pre-heat oven to 400F/200C

• Stamp out as many circles (or hearts) as the pastry sheets will allow

Puff pastry sheets

• Place half the cut out shapes onto a greased baking sheet and prick with a fork and brush with the beaten egg

Egg brushing

• Take the other half and cut another smaller shape in the center

Puff pastry heart

• Place this on top of the brushed pastry

Puff Pastry

• Brush the top with egg

• Bake in oven for 10-15 minutes until golden and risen

Vols-au-Vents or Puff Pastry Cases

• Leave to cool then push down the center puffed shape, or pick it out and use as a lid

• Now you have pastry cases

• You can fill them with any filling you like

Today I made Chicken Curry mayonnaise and Prawn Marie Rose

•  To make the Chicken Curry Mayonnaise, put Cooked Chicken pieces, Mayonnaise and Sour Cream, a Curry Powder to taste,  into a bowl, mix well. Scoop a spoonful or 2 into the pastry hole and heap on top too

Chicken Mayonnaise

Chicken Curry Mayonnaise

Other great filling ideas are

Egg Mayonnaise

Creamy Chicken and Mushroom

Prawn and Pineapple Mayonnaise

Cheese Sauce and Ham

Cream Cheese and Smoked Salmon

Coronation Chicken

Tuna Mayonnaise

Fresh Fruit and Cream

Custard and Fruit

the list is endless guys, use your imagination and the contents of your pantry

Enjoy 

Vols-au-Vents or Puff Pastry Cases

Vols-au-Vents or Puff Pastry Cases