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An easy recipe for homemade vegan rough puff pastry! Flour, butter, salt, and water, that’s all you need to make this rough puff pastry recipe! Suitable to use for savory or sweet recipes calling for puff pastry!

Say goodbye to store-bought puff pastry, we don’t need you anymore! This recipe is, in fact, so easy to make with only a few ingredients, and homemade dough always comes with better quality, taste, and freshness than the one from the supermarket.

What Is Roug Puff Pastry?

It’s the cheater version of classic puff pastry. Fun aside! Rough Puff Pastry is as delicious as its original but much easier to prepare. The downside is that it comes with fewer layers, but you most probably won’t even recognize this once baked.

A regular puff pastry is made with lots of different layers: Doug, butter, dough, butter, and so on. This is a somewhat difficult procedure which takes up lots of time and practice to manage.

If you aren’t a baking pro but still want to prepare a homemade puff pastry, go with this cheater version. You can use it the same way as the classic one for all your favorite vegan puff pastry recipes!

All you need is flour, butter, salt, and water. Plus, a stand mixer and a rolling pin. You can also use a food processor with the dough hook attached.

Vegan Puff Pastry

Besides the advantages I already mentioned, homemade puff pastry comes with another plus. You can make sure it’s 100% vegan! This is only applicable if you are following a plant-based diet with no dairy allowed (whether by choice or allergies).

vegan rough puff pastry on a board next to a rolling pin

Not all store-bought puff pastry sheets are vegan, as some are made with regular butter, which contains dairy. In case you still prefer to buy it (sometimes there is just no time to make it from scratch), please make sure to check the label of ingredients before adding it to your basket.

It’s totally ok if you prefer to make this recipe using regular butter if you aren’t following a vegan diet. The measurements listed in the recipes card are the same if using regular or plant-based butter.

Make sure you use a vegan butter which is hard when cold (same consistency than regular butter) and not the one which is soft like margarine. If you are unsure what to buy, go with Earth Balance Vegetable Oil Buttery Sticks!

Now, let me show you how to make this puff pastry from scratch!

3 layered vegan pastry on a board next to flour and a rolling pin

Two Simple Rules To Stick To

Always work with cold dough and cold butter (plant-based)!
Don’t overwork/over-knead your dough!

Rough Puff Pastry Recipe

→ Check out the recipe video! You can see how to make this dough in less than a minute!

This step-by-step guide will help you along the way – definitely recommended if you’re a new cook!

The exact quantities and everything else you need to know for the recipe can be found in the recipe card below.

Ingredients you need:

1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
¼ tsp salt
½ cup (1 stick) (113 g) vegan butter, cold, in pieces → VEGETARIAN: use regular butter
3 tbsp ice water

Before we start, make sure to work with cold butter and ice water!

Mix all-purpose flour and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the cold butter in pieces and mix on low speed, with the flat beater attached, until it resembles coarse crumbs.

Add ice water and mix at low speed until it comes together to a dough. DON’T KNEAD or overwork the dough!

Use your hands to form it into a square (or rectangle). Warp with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Place the dough on a floured working surface and roll it into a long rectangle, using a rolling pin.

First, fold the upper third into the middle, then fold the lower third into the middle on top of the other so that you have three layers. Use your hand to stretch and form into a nice square.

rough puff pastry recipe step 5 — Fold the upper third into the middle.

rough puff pastry recipe step 6 — Fold the upper third into the middle.

Turn the dough 90° and repeat these steps three times until you have a smooth dough. → Use more flour if needed to prevent the dough from sticking. If the dough gets to warm and hard to work with, let it chill for a few minutes in the refrigerator before you proceed.

homemade rough puff pastry on a brown wooden board

Wrap the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes up to two days.
If you are ready to make your recipe, place the puff pastry on a floured working surface and roll it out into a thin square or rectangle (as needed).

Recipe FAQ

How long can I store homemade puff pastry? For up to two days in the fridge.

Can I freeze it? Yes, you can freeze it for up to 3 months. Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator or up to a few hours at room temperature.

Can I use frozen butter? Yes, but make sure to defrost for a few hours or overnight in the refrigerator. Otherwise, you are going to break your stand mixer.

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