The September 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Steph of
A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard from the cookbook Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan.
These are my mini vols-au-vents filled with lemon curd (
Chou's recipe), topped with fresh raspberries.
The initial butter block. Glad "Press n Seal" wrap worked well while I pounded/pressed the butter into a solid block.
One of the first folds of the puff pastry dough.
The final dough.
Look at all those layers.
My vols-au-vents all stacked up and ready to be placed in the oven.
Puff pastry "slugs." By the time I was ready to bake the puff pastry, I was super tired and did not read the instructions as carefully as I should have. So I did not place a piece of parchment paper on top of the dough prior to placing them in the oven. BIG MISTAKE!
These are the Vols-au-Vent I made the next morning...with a sheet of parchment paper on top.
Grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese.
With the leftover scraps of puff pastry, I made cheese twists. Mmmmm....yummy.
These are my mini vols-au-vents filled with lemon curd (Chou's recipe), topped with fresh raspberries. 
The initial butter block. Glad "Press n Seal" wrap worked well while I pounded/pressed the butter into a solid block. 
One of the first folds of the puff pastry dough. 
The final dough.
Look at all those layers.
My vols-au-vents all stacked up and ready to be placed in the oven. 
Puff pastry "slugs." By the time I was ready to bake the puff pastry, I was super tired and did not read the instructions as carefully as I should have. So I did not place a piece of parchment paper on top of the dough prior to placing them in the oven. BIG MISTAKE!
These are the Vols-au-Vent I made the next morning...with a sheet of parchment paper on top.
Grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese.
With the leftover scraps of puff pastry, I made cheese twists. Mmmmm....yummy.
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5 comments:
ok those look tasty...mm ....puff pastry. Second off, are you coming back and are you going to see me!!??!?!?!?!? Cause I need to see you, miss you! Hope you had fun at home! Let me know when you will be here I heard something like Wed night and leaving Thursday Morning!!! Hope to see you soon!
Hah, I missed that part in the instructions too. Lemon curd lovers, unite! I love the parm-twists. Yum. NTS, no baking when tired. Am I too late to send Mike suggestions?
Super cute! ..and a very ingenious idea those sticks are!
hey everyone! thanks for the comments. yay I got to see you razzie during my 24-hr stay in chambana.
chou-mmm...lemon curd.
vibi-thanks for visiting my blog. those cheese sticks were yummy!
wow, you are making me SO hungry. mmmm
love the name of your blog!
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