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Lobster, Vols-Au-Vent of, Small

Vols-au-vent are baked without moulds. They are rather difficult to make, and require great care. They should be made of the richest puff paste, rolled out seven times. Leave the paste about an inch in thickness, and stamp it in rounds with a plain or fluted cutter, about two inches in diameter. Dip a smaller cutter, about an inch and a quarter in diameter, into hot water, and press it partly through the paste, leaving a border all round. Bake in a brisk oven; the vols-au-vent ought to rise considerably, and be lightly browned. When they are baked, scoop out the inside of the piece marked out, being careful to preserve the top for a cover, and turn them on a piece of clean writing-paper to drain and dry. When ready, fill them with a little minced lobster, prepared as for lobster patties, and serve neatly arranged on a napkin. If, after baking, the crust seems too light to hold the mixture, the inside may be strengthened by being brushed over with beaten egg. Time, about twenty minutes to bake the vols-au-vent. Probable cost, 3d. each.