Gluten Free Puff Pastry

This gluten free puff pastry recipe is buttery, flaky, and versatile! Fill it with sweet or savory ingredients and then bake to golden delicious perfection. These gluten free puff pastry sheets are perfect for holidays and entertaining!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• This gluten free puff pastry is so buttery!
• Its layers create the most amazing texture.
• Great for holidays, like this Gluten Free Pie Crust!
• Puff pastry is so versatile. Both sweet and savory flavors work well.
• The dough is mixed completely in a food processor.
• This recipe is gluten free!
• The dough is made without sugar.
• Check out this Sugar Free Jelly for a fun filling!

Ingredients & Substitutions

Making puff pastry dough requires a certain formula. Therefore, I do not recommend making any substitutions.

Very cold butter is key for this dough texture. It helps bind the dough together. Slice butter straight from the fridge into small cubes. I do not recommend a dairy free or Vegan substitute.

Gluten free 1 to 1 flour works well for this dough. If you are not gluten free, all purpose flour works too. Use a gluten free flour blend that contains xantham gum.

A little salt adds a little something extra to this dough. If using salted butter, feel free to add just a pinch of salt.

Very cold water helps smooth out this dough. To achieve very cold water, I suggest placing an ice cube in a cup of water. Then, discard ice cube and measure out 1/4 cup before pouring into food processor. This guarantees cold water.

The egg wash makes the edges of the pastries even more golden and crispy. I do not recommend skipping this step. If using a sweet filling, feel free to sprinkle a little granulated sugar on top of egg wash before baking.

Taste & Texture

This gluten free puff pastry has a strong buttery flavor. The biggest flavor will be whatever you fill or top it with. In this case, jelly and dark chocolate.

The texture is flaky and light with several little layers of dough.

What is Puff Pastry?

Puff pastry is a flaky pastry. It is made from dough and butter. Typically, butter is placed inside the dough which is then continuously folded. Then, the dough is rolled out. This creates flaky layers.

There are small gaps which form between the layers from the butter. These gaps are rise while baking thanks to the water turning to steam. Puff pastry is flaky and light.

How to Make

Step 1

First, add cubes of cold butter, gluten free flour and salt to a food processor. Pulse 4 to 5 times until crumbly.

Step 2

Then add in cold water. Pulse another 4 to 5 times or until mixture is very crumbly.

Step 3

Lightly flour countertop and rolling pin. Pour crumbles of dough onto floured surface. Use hands to form one big ball of dough.

Step 4

Use rolling pin to roll dough out to a rectangle that is ¼ to ½ inch thick. Fold the dough in half. Then fold it in half again.

Step 5

Wrap dough and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Step 6

Remove dough from fridge. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 7

Allow dough to sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes. Roll out dough on floured surface with floured rolling pin. If dough breaks, allow it to sit at room temperature for another 10 minutes or so.

Step 8

Roll dough out to a large rectangle. Slice into desired shapes (I did smaller rectangles). Place on parchment lined pan.

Step 9

Add desired filling/toppings. Leave about ½ inch along the edges for the egg wash.

Step 10

To make egg wash, whisk egg in a small bowl. Brush onto edges of your little pastries. Feel free to sprinkle a little granulated sugar on top of egg wash if desired.

Step 11

Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, depending on how large your shapes are. Bake until edges are golden crispy.

Step 12

Finally, remove from oven. Allow pastries to cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Expert Tips & Tricks

For best results, do not make any changes to the recipe.

Use very cold butter and very cold water.

When working with the dough, sprinkle some additional gluten free flour on your countertop and rolling pin. This prevents sticking.

After the dough has chilled, allow it to warm up a bit before rolling. It usually takes about 20 to 30 minutes for then dough to become rollable. If you try rolling and the dough immediately breaks, allow it rest longer.

To slice dough into smaller pastries, use a pizza cutter for best results.

If dough breaks at any point, use fingers to repair dough.

How to Serve & Store

Serve gluten free puff pastry once it has cooled enough after baking.

Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Sweet Puff Pastry Ideas

Fill your puff pastry dough with something sweet! Here are some great ideas for how to use this versatile dough.

Pop tarts

Hand pies

Tarts

Galettes

Tarte Tatin

Turnovers

Savory Puff Pastry Ideas

If savory is more your thing, consider these ideas.

Chicken pot pie

Pigs in a blanket

Puffs

Tarte Tatin

Empanadas

Where to Buy

Finding gluten free puff pastry in store can be tough! Here are a couple online options.

Gee Free makes a great gluten free option! You can order through their online store.

Schar is a popular gluten free brand. They also make a puff pastry dough. This is not available on their website, but can be found at select stores.

Frequently Asked Questions

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