Timzy66 Poor filling This is NOT deep filled...its hardly adequately filled...not worth the money at all.... For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain egg and milk. Leftover pastry / pastry scraps: you can either re-roll the pastry on a lightly floured surface and cut out some more cases, or make puff pastry pinwheels. These crispy flakey vol-au-vent cases made with puff pastry are the perfect base for a variety of your favourite fillings. They can be made ahead and filled at the last minute and are the best retro canapé or appetiser! Jump to:

Whole 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤, Palm Fat, Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese (𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤) (9%), Cooked Cured Formed Ham (7%) (Pork, Salt, Brown Sugar, Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate; Preservative: Sodium Nitrite), Water, Crème Fraîche (𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤), Full Fat Soft Cheese (𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤), Chives, Cornflour, Salt, 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 Powder (Ground 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 Seeds, Corn Starch, Ground Turmeric), Ground White Pepper, Rapeseed Oil, 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 Protein, Pea Protein. Keep refrigerated below 5°C. Suitable for freezing. Freeze by date mark shown and use within one month. Defrost thoroughly in the fridge before use and use within 24 hours. Never defrost in a warm room. Do not refreeze once defrosted.Take care not to cut all the way through the pastry when cutting off the lid, otherwise your filling could leak out. Vol-Au-Vent Pastry Case Filled With A Creamy Crème Fraîche And Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese Sauce Topped With Cooked Cured Formed Ham Do not fill the vol-au-vents too far in advance of serving as they will absorb moisture from the filling and will go soggy. You can make the pastry cases up to 3 days before you need them and reheat in a moderate oven or the air fryer for a couple of minutes to crisp up. How to cook the cases in the air fryer:

ninor Delicious Bought these for a birthday treat and they were delicious. Makes it so much easier that M & S party food all cooks at the same oven temperature. There are so many yummy fillings you could put in these vol-au-vents. You are limited only by your imagination. Scotch eggs - hard-boiled eggs covered with a layer of pork mince and coated in crispy breadcrumbs. Oldandcold Disproportionate pastry to filling Too little filling for the amount of pastry surround.

Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Emulsifier: Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids), Water, Flavouring, Colour: Carotenes. For a shiny top on your puff pastry cases, brush with a little beaten egg before placing in the oven. I don’t do this to keep the cost down. You can easily scale up the recipe to make as many vol-au-vents as you like for a budget friendly canapé. These 2 ingredient – and one of those is water – puff pastry cases are so simple to make and can be made up to 3 days ahead and kept in the fridge then reheated to crispy perfection!

Instead keep the cooked vol-au-vents and the filling separate until just before you want to eat them, then fill and serve immediately. Ideas for fillings Navylady41 Tasty treats These party foods were very tasty and went down very well on our birthday celebrations. I didn't want to get tied down to a lot of prepping and cooking so thought I would try M&S and was very impressed.

Yes, you can make square cases, cutting them with a knife rather than a cookie cutter. My recipe tips Prepare the cases as for the oven put place them on a circle of baking paper / baking parchment on the air fryer basket, making sure there is a gap of 1-2 cm (⅓ – ¾ inch) around the edges to let the air circulate.