Easy sweet Vol au Vent with Apple Cinnamon Filling
Servings: 3 servings
Ingredients
Puff pastry cases
- 1 store bought puff pastry dough
- 1 egg, beaten for the egg wash
Apple filling
- 2 apples, peeled, cored and cut into small cubes
- 1 walnut-sized piece of butter
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- Optional: vanilla ice cream to serve
Instructions
- Prepare the puff pastry: Use a glass or bowl to cut 6 circles with a 10cm (4 inch) diameter. Now use a smaller glass and mark a smaller circle on top of 3 of the large circles (you do not want to cut through the dough). Once baked, this middle part will be cut out to create the lid of your case.
- Stack your cases: Brush all the circles with a beaten egg, then lay each circle with a mark on top of an unmarked one. Place on a baking tray and bake for 15-20 mins at 180°C (356° F) until golden.
- Prepare the apple filling: In a sauce pan, melt butter, then add cubed apples, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Let them simmer on medium hit until softened. If it get's too dry, add some water and let it evaporate.
- Assemble: Use a sharp knife to gently cut through the smaller, marked circle to lift it off. Fill the inside of the bucket with the apple filling. Enjoy like this or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.