How To Make Vol Au Vent Shells ( From puff pastry sheets)

Knowing how to make those pastry casing is really useful, not only because they are delicious and crunchy to eat but also for the fact that they can be filled with all sort of sweet or savoury fillings which is perfect for a french style buffer or other dinner.

ingredients you need:
1 roll of puff pastry
1 eggs
1 or 2 tablespoons of water

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[RubyTwilite]

My mom used to make vol au vent shells filled with a saucy seafood mixture when I was a kid. It was for holidays only. God, I remember these amazing holiday meals that went on for hours!

[dirtyketchup]

Stephane, another trick to help them rise straight: chill your puff pastry in the freezer before cutting it with the cookie moulds. Don't let the dough before completely frozen, but let it get a little tough. This will help prevent the layers from pinching together, and it'll help it rise with better separation and evenness.

[tlmuntain]

I billet two hockey players from Quebec and I ask them what they want for supper. Fun learning the French vs English names and the twists! Looking forward to this channel 🎉

[geneamichael]

Thank you so much for this! I work at an event venue and we needed these for a wedding. My boss gave it the ol' college try and they were ok, but not quite right. He found your vid and tried again (we need them again for this weekend) and he's thrilled with how they came out! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and techniques!

[WE_not_Me]

I recently watched the movie "The Taste of Things" about a French gourmand and his romance with his cook. The movie was a love letter to classic French cooking. They created the most amazing seafood Vol Au Vent in a plate-sized shell. I went home dreaming of making this dish. Your video has given me some courage. Thank you!

[theresa]

Seems like this would be a fun project to do with the kids as well. Thank you for teaching us authentic and interesting French ways of cooking.

[MichaelNewberry]

Excellent tutorial. Tips I did not know: turn them upside down, score the topless ones, and clever use of left over cuts. Thank you.

[farahkhelaifia]

Thank you for sharing with us, I’m watching your recipes from New York, I’m gonna make them today,

[NylahPowell-zlb]

Really liked the recipe. Will definitely try it! And the video is very high quality, not drawn out, and yet everything is clear. Thank you!

[glorytoukraine]

Pour moi, vos conseils sur la direction des bords des cookies découpés ont été une vraie découverte. Je vous remercie.

[Rare-Jewels]

I am Pakistani but live in uk, as you probably know Pakistani cuisine is very opposite to English and French cuisine. I have eaten lots of English food since i live in England but have had some French food, one of them being mushrooms Vol-au-vent which i ate for the first time as a young child at some party and i loved it but didn’t know what it was called. It took me years 😂 to find out (we didn’t have YouTube then) so then as i didn’t know how to make them, i used to search for them in supermarkets. Sadly i didn’t find them very often but they popped up during the Christmas season so every year i have been getting them but this year i didn’t find any so I decided I would make them myself so here i am watching your videos. Thank you for the tips.

[fluffybunny]

In the late 1970s / 80s these were essential for the buffet connoisseur! Thanks 🙏

[missmeringue]

Love your English and the way you explain, with all the technical details, thanks

[gerardjones]

To prevent them from drifting sideways place a sheet of paper across the tops, the paper will hold them level as they rise.
When the dough begins to color remove the paper from the top.

[guilhemcabanes]

Merci pour toutes ces recettes ! En tant que français aimant cuisiner, ça fait plaisir de trouver une manière interactive d'apprendre ces plats qui ont accompagnés mon enfance. Maintenant, il ne me reste plus qu'à les "traduire" en version vegan pour que ma compagne puisse y gouter aussi.

[boredweegie]

the perfect 70s/80s party foods.. oh the memories 🤗👌

[teresajenkins]

so happy to find the cookie cutters and the silicone mat I can get on Amazon through your site...so happy

[isobelwilson]

That was a good explanation. Im filling mine with a prawn cocktail mix

[oluwadare]

Am I the only one that heard "...and a pair of coochie cutters..." at 0:13 seconds? Lol I know that's not what the chef said but it was hilarious. My mom used to call really small shorts on women coochie cutters too funny. Well carry on.

[mireillekulisz]

So happy to have discovered your videos. I always made my vol-au-vent from scratch. I will definitely try with puff pastry! MERCI!