Mushroom Vol-au-vents

By emp1438

Vol-au-vents or “puffs of wind” are little puff pastry cases enclosing a savory filling, such as creamy mushrooms

Ingredients

• 20 medium button mushrooms
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tbsp chopped lemon thyme leaves salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp tapenade
• 2 tbsp creme fraiche
• all-purpose flour, for dusting
• 1 package thawed frozen puff pastry (2 sheets)
• 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten with 1 tsp water

Details

Servings 20

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Put the mushrooms, olive oil, lemon thyme, and salt and pepper in a bowl and mix together. In another bowl, stir together the tapenade and creme fraiche.

2. Unroll the pastry onto a lightly floured work surface. Stamp out 20 circles using the larger pastry cutter. Use the smaller pastry cutter to cut a shallow circle inside each round, making sure you don’t cut all the way through.

3. Transfer the circles to the baking sheet. Spoon tapenade mixture in the center of each round and place a mushroom on top.

4. Lightly brush the edges of the pastry circles with the yolk mixture. Bake for about 15 minutes until golden and puffed up. Serve hot or warm.