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Vol-au-vent

Vol-au-vent

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Vol-au-vent is a French appetizer consisting of a crispy puff pastry shell filled with delicious ingredients. This classic recipe is perfect for impressing your guests during a special occasion.

Difficulty: Medium
Cooking: 15 min
Preparation: 20 min
Country: Francia

Ingredients

No. Servings
  • Puff pastryas needed
  • Flouras needed
  • Eggsas needed

Preparation

  1. STEP 1 OF 17

    Roll out the puff pastry to a thickness of 1/2 centimeter and use a cutter or a glass with a floured rim to cut out 18 discs with a diameter of about 6 centimeters

  2. STEP 2 OF 17

    Set aside 6 and cut the center of the others with a cutter or a small glass of 4 centimeters to obtain rings

  3. STEP 3 OF 17

    If necessary, knead the leftover dough again

  4. STEP 4 OF 17

    Beat the egg and brush the bottom of the large discs, then place a ring of dough on top of each

  5. STEP 5 OF 17

    Brush each ring, then cover each with another ring and brush again with the beaten egg

  6. STEP 6 OF 17

    Align the vol-au-vent on the oven tray covered with wax paper and bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven at 220 degrees

  7. STEP 7 OF 17

    Remove them when they are puffed and golden

  8. STEP 8 OF 17

    The brushing of beaten egg helps the various layers of dough adhere and achieve a golden surface

  9. STEP 9 OF 17

    Be careful not to let the egg drip onto the edges, otherwise the dough will not puff properly and the vol-au-vent will have an irregular shape

  10. STEP 10 OF 17

    If you prepare more vol-au-vent than needed, you can freeze the excess ones

  11. STEP 11 OF 17

    Proceed as follows: stack the various layers of dough without brushing them with egg and wrap the vol-au-vent individually in plastic wrap, then freeze them

  12. STEP 12 OF 17

    Then gather them in a bag and store them in the freezer

  13. STEP 13 OF 17

    To cook them, align them still frozen on the oven tray lined with aluminum foil, brush them with beaten egg and bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven at 220-240 degrees

  14. STEP 14 OF 17

    You can prepare a single giant vol-au-vent in the same way by cutting a dough disc with a diameter of about 22 centimeters and 3 proportionate rings

  15. STEP 15 OF 17

    Fill the vol-au-vent only at the last moment

  16. STEP 16 OF 17

    If you prepare them in advance, keep the dough and filling separate, and 15 minutes before serving, preheat the oven to 190-200 degrees, then fill the vol-au-vent and heat them for about 10 minutes

  17. STEP 17 OF 17

    Or fill them and place them in the microwave at maximum power for 2-3 minutes, arranging them in a circle on the plate

Suggestions

  • vol-au-vent cutters

General Information

Origin

Francia

Analysis

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