Puff Pastry , Meat Puff and Vol au Vent

Puff Pastry

Ingredients :

500 g Bread Flour
½ tsp Cream of Tartar
1 tsp Salt
260 ml Iced water
75 g Shortering
275 g Roll in fat (pastry Margerine)

Preparation :

1. Mix 500 g bread of flour,1/2 tsp cream of tartar ,1 tsp of salt and 75 g shortering into a bowl .
2. Add in water and beat it until it become a dough .
3. Wrap in and place the mixture in the chiller for 30 minutes .
4. After 30 minutes ,roll the dough and fold it into square shape .Put it in chiller for 30minutes again after wrapping it .
5. Repeat step 4 after 30 minutes .
6. After 30 minutes ,roll the dough wide .
7. Cut the wide dough into desired sizes .
8. Place it in the oven for 25 minutes under 200°C .

Meat Puff

Ingredients :

Puff dough
300 g Beef
30 g Plain Flour
2 tbsp Oil
80 g Button Mushroom
1 piece Bay Leaf
1 tbsp Worcestershine sauce (Lea and Permins)
250 ml Beef stock/water
1 tbsp Tomato paste
Salt and pepper (for taste)

Preparation :

1. Heat 2 tbsp of oil with a frying pan .
2. Add in 300 g of beef and 1 tbsp of tomato paste into the frying pan .
3. Add in 80 g Button Mushroom into the frying pan .
4. Add in 30 g Plain flour ,1 piece of bay leaf ,250 ml Beef stock ,1 tbsp of Worcestershine sauce ,a pinch of salt and pepper .
5. Keep stirring the mixture until it is cooked .
6. Put the cooked beef into the puff pastry .
7. Place it in the oven for 25 minutes under 200°C

Vol au Vent

Ingredients :

30 g Butter
40 g Flour (key/plain)
500 ml Milk
1 piece Bay leaf
250 g Prawn
100 g Button Mushroom
2 tsp Parsley
Salt and pepper (for taste)

Preparation :

1. Melt 30 g butter with a frying pan .
2. Add in 40 g flour into the melted butter and stir it .
3. Pour in milk into the mixture and stir it .
4. Add in 1 piece of bay leaf .
5. Put in 250 g prawn and 100 g Button Mushroom when everything are mixed .
6. Put in 2 tsp of Parsley and add in a pinch of salt/chicken stock and pepper .
7. When its done ,pour the cream into the cutted puff pastry .
8. Place it in the oven for 25 minutes under 200°C .