What the kids call them: Puffy pies!
That's what happens when you have a seven year old. Your fancy party appetizer becomes "puffy pies."
Does the thought of cooking horrify you as much as it does me? No? Am I the only one? I get hives when I have to cook especially for parties! But Vol au vents are so easy and versatile to do. You can have a sweet filling and serve them as desserts, or shrink them to miniscule size to serve as appetizers.
Vol au vents are basically empty puff pastry shells which can be filled in with the filling of your choice.
You can just buy these at the store, which I would honestly prefer. I did say easy. Or, use frozen puff pastry to make them at home.
All you need is frozen puff pastry and cookie cutters of the same shape in three sizes.
So you take two squares of puff pastry and cut out 2 circles with the biggest cookie cutter of your set.
Next take one of the circles and use the second cutter to cut a ring of pastry from one of the puff pastry circles only.
Apologies for my ring, my cookie cutter had lost its perfectly circle shape.
Use the smallest cookie cutter to cut a circle of pastry from the centre of the 2nd circle.
Now, egg wash your puff pastry circles.
Put the ring and the circle on top of the complete puff pastry circle like the picture below.
The more frozen the puff pastry is, the more it's going to fluff up.
Bake it in a pre-heated oven till its nice and brown, and then carefully cut out the smallest central circle, as it cools.
The circle will easily come out, leaving and empty puff pastry shell behind, to which you can add any filling. I used chicken in the picture.
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