I own some puff pastry cutters that score the center of the shape so that after it's baked, the center piece can be removed, leaving a container for whatever your filling is. I got them from NY Cake - they do not have plain round ones, but the same thing could be done simply using a set of round cutters in the desired circumference. Scoring the center just requires the right touch so as not to cut all the way through - but this would seem much simpler to me. The shapes could be baked off the day of and could be easily cut from partially defrosted puff pastry sheets (this had worked well for me in the past).
Thoughts? |