Impress your guests and serve a mix of these tasty treats

Firstly you need light golden vol au vents. Only Derlen Bakery make "superb golden pastries". You can trust Derlen Bakery for top results everytime. Keep some on hand in your pantry. They are so convenient and with these recipes for ideas you will quickly solve the catering for those unexpected surprise visitors

If you don’t have Derlen Bakery vol-au-vents on hand rush down to the supermarket or you favourite store to purchase some. If your favourite store doesn’t carry them – CLICK HERE to purchase directly from Derlen Bakery.

The recipes given were designed for use with the 60mm cases They can also be used with the oyster cases as a stunning appetizer or even with 100mm served with a salad for a scrumptious lunch. We’ve even provided some yummy recipes specific for the 100mm vol-au-vents and have also featured some of our customers unique recipes they have shared with us

Filling Variations

These fillings we are sharing with you can be prepared ahead of time. There is a flavour for all taste buds. Fill mixture in vol-au-vent cases no more than one hour prior to consumption for best results then simply heat for 10 minutes at 180deg C

Enjoy!

Special Recipes

Vegan adaptations can be made by substituting vegetable margarine for butter soy milk for milk and soy cheeses for cheese

Included are also recipes that do not use the Base White Sauce These are suitable for persons who are lactose intolerant

Yield

Each recipe has been weighed when tested to give you an approx quantity of filling Weight variance that can occur will be due to size of vegetables water content and length of cooking or heating time. The yield given is that obtained in the test kitchen

On average the quantity required to fill each 60mm vol-au-vent case is 20 –22 g

What’s in the Pantry?

Filling the cases need not be an expensive or labour intensive exercise. Great results can be achieved with imagination and clever combinations of what is at hand in the pantry and the fridge. Ready made sauce mixes, packet mixes, combination frozen vegetables, canned seafood etc can produce some great instant fillings.

For a quick short cut – substitute an appropriate flavoured soup mix added to the base white sauce and add other ingredients of your choice. Make leftovers more glamorous and go further by serving them in Derlen Bakery vol au vents.

Give creamy risottos and favourite pasta dishes a face-lift.

Taste sensations are only limited by your imagination to marry flavours together.

Garnishes

Remember to add a garnish. Not only does this improve the appearance it gives the impression that you have “gone the extra mile” for your guests

Garnishes should be complimentary to the flavours contained within the cases and visually appealing. Not only do they taste good - you have can have creative fun and they look sensational.

Some ideas include:

Any combination of the above and……this list is not exhaustive …there are many others

Cooking Methods

The following recipes have all been tested using the traditional saucepan method

Most are suitable for heating in a microwave but some additional thickening may be required to maintain consistency