To use pastry cutters successfully for clean shapes , have a small patch of flour near and dip the cutter in it each time it is used.
This can be a lovely alternative from Homemade pizza.
Ingredients
- 2 (368g/13 oz) packets frozen puff pastry, defrosted
- beaten egg to glaze
- Filling:
- 3/4 quantity white sauce
- 50 g Cheddar cheese, grated
- 50 g cooked ham, diced
- 100 g peeled cooked prawns
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 50 g sliced cooked mushrooms
- 100 g cooked chicken , diced
- 1 tbsp dry sherry
- salt and pepper
Cooking Process
- Roll out the pastry to 5 mm/ 1/4 inch thickness and stamp out 24 circles using 7.5 cm/3 inch plain cutter.
- Transfer 12 circles to a greased baking tray, prick with a fork and brush with beaten egg.
- Using a 5 cm/2 inch cutter, cut out the centres of the remaining circles.
- Lift the rings carefully on to the bases , press down firmly .
- Glaze the cases and bake in a hot oven for a further 10 minutes.
- Divide the sauce into three; add the Cheddar cheese and ham to 1/3, the prawns and lemon juice to another, and the mushrooms, chicken, sherry and seasoning to the final 1/3.
- Fill the vol-au-vent cases.
- Reheat in a hot oven before serving , garnishing as illustrated if you like.
Bon Apetite!
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