How to Make Flaky Butter-Free Pastries at Home

Have you been craving those irresistible melt-in-your-mouth flaky layers of pastries since going vegan? If so, you’re in luck! It is 100 percent possible to recreate freshly baked pastries without using dairy! Typical flaky pastry recipes are loaded with butter, but you can still achieve that texture using all plant-based ingredients!

What Is Puff Pastry

Puff pastry, also known as pâte feuilletée is what makes your favorite pastries light, fluffy, and flaky. While sheets of puff pastry can be bought at the store, once you make your own from scratch, you’ll never want to stop. Puff pastry is typically made from lots of thin layers of butter between lots of layers of dough. Once baked in the oven, the dough puffs up and gets nice and golden and crispy. While this process takes a little time and elbow grease, it will all be worth it when you take that first bite and instantly get transported to a cafe in Paris!

Essential Vegan Substitutions

Homemade vegan puff pastry only requires four basic ingredients:

• Vegan butter or margarine
• All-purpose flour
• Water
• Salt

How To Make Vegan Puff Pastry

Source: From the Comfort of My Bowl/YouTube

This recipe for vegan puff pastry dough from scratch by From the Comfort of My Bowl features an easy “cheat” method to create those irresistible flaky layers.

How to Make Vegan Butter

Source: How to Make Your Own Vegan Butter

Looking to avoid palm oil and create delicious spreadable vegan butter? This delicious spread will have you convinced you never need to buy your butter at the store again.

How to Make Palm Oil-Free Puff Pastry

Source: How to Make Palm Oil-Free Puff Pastry

Turns out, coconut oil is perfect for replacing butter in a quick vegan puff pastry. (Plus, it’s not full of palm oil like most commercial vegan butter spreads, which makes it friendlier to the environment.)

Easy Banana and Nutella Puff Pastries

Source: Easy Banana and Nutella Puff Pastries

These Easy Banana and Nutella Puff Pastries by Holly Jade are most definitely a treat you won’t want to miss making. With only three ingredients, they are easily accessible. Who wouldn’t want a pastry parcel filled with hazelnut chocolate spread with slices of banana?

Apricot Puff Pastry Poptarts

Source: Apricot Puff Pastry Poptarts

These are not your usual pop-tarts, but who says all pop-tarts have to be the same? A delicious gluten-free puff pastry with a filling of apricot jam, topped with lemon drizzle, chopped almonds, and grated dairy-free white chocolate. You are going to love these Apricot Puff Pastry Poptarts by Holly Jade!

Chocolate-Filled Croissants

Source: Chocolate-Filled Croissants

These Chocolate-Filled Croissants by Abby Thompson are the best croissants you’ll ever have, all thanks to coconut oil! When baked, the dough becomes so light and flaky, and the chocolate becomes melty. You won’t be able to resist trying one of these fresh out of the oven.

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