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Vol-au-vent cases

Name: Vol-au-vent cases
Prep time: 24 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 44 min
Yield: 4 pieces
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 300 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée); 20 g beaten egg

Vol-au-vents, whether large or bite-sized, need a special pastry case that is hollow to take the filling.

Here is how to prepare these delicate cases using puff pastry.

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Duration

45 min.

Difficulty

Average

Last modified on: October 15^th 2026

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For 4 pieces, you will need:

1 300 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
2 20 g beaten egg
Total weight: 320 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

25 min.

Cooking

20 min.

All in all

45 min.

Preparation 25 min.

Cooking 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).

Roll out the pastry on the worktop to about 1 cm (0.4 inch) thick.

This is easier if you use two guides of the right height; here I am using steel rules.

Step 2 - ⌛ 2 min.

Using a 7cm (3 inch) diameter cutter, "mark" the pastry. In other words, do not cut completely through it, but stop before reaching the worktop.

This is the inner circle that will be taken out to form the hollow inside of the case in due course.

Step 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Next, using a 9 cm (3.5 inch) cutter - preferably fluted, as this is prettier - cut right through to the worktop.

Step 4 - ⌛ 10 min.

Cut out circles like this with all the pastry.

Step 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Place the cases on a baking sheet and glaze.

Step 6 - ⌛ 20 min.

Bake in the oven until the pastry is well risen.

Step 7 - ⌛ 3 min.

After baking, remove the little "hat" and hollow out the case to take the filling.

Your vol-au-vent cases are ready for use. If you are not planning to use them immediately, they will be better if reheated in the oven.

Remarks

Try asking your baker for puff pastry - it's much better than the supermarket variety.

Keeping: A few days in an airtight tin. Reheat in the oven before use.

Source: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	5 g RDI=7 %	31 g RDI=12 %	30 g RDI=41 %	411 kcal RDI=21 %	1,722 kJ RDI=21 %
Per piece	4 g RDI=6 %	25 g RDI=9 %	24 g RDI=33 %	329 kcal RDI=16 %	1,378 kJ RDI=16 %
Whole recipe	15 g RDI=22 %	99 g RDI=37 %	95 g RDI=130 %	1,316 kcal RDI=66 %	5,511 kJ RDI=66 %

Whole recipe

Possible allergens in this recipe: gluten, milk, sulfites, egg

How much will it cost?

For 4 pieces

1.00 €

Per piece

0.25 €

Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.

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