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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