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.
Let me tell you something: this pastry is delicious and that is because it's 1033% butter and -235% flour. Those are bakers percentages; you wouldn't understand it if I tried to explain it to you. Read a book! Why do I even bother talking to you?Anyway, I am bad at making things right, so the puff pastry round ont he bottom puffed up but the rings of the vols-au-vent barely rose at all. They were the anti-Jesus if you catch my drift (my drift is about Jesus). I filled some of the pastries with a layer of caramel topped with custard and then a heaping helping of freshly picked apples. The others were filled with a homemade chicken salad. I went a little heavy on the mayo, unfortunately. I am a chicken salad idiot and I deserved your scorn.
Just FYI, Pemberley is going to take the reigns on the October Daring Bakers challenge. I will be "away." Euphemisms!
