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Do you have a good vegan puff pastry which would accommodate gluten free, dairy free and legumes free?

Early Spring Desserts

Fran Costigan - Early Spring Desserts

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This event was on April 7, 2026

Join Chef Fran Costigan, Rouxbe Director of Vegan Pastry, for a spring look at the flavors, functions, and best uses of brighter and lighter, always tasty vegan desserts. Perfect for beginners and seasoned bakers alike, this session will refresh your skills, boost your confidence, and inspire dessert ideas that bloom all April and beyond.

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Question

Carmen Sammut

Do you have a good vegan puff pastry which would accommodate gluten free, dairy free and legumes free?

Answer

Puff pastry, in general, is difficult. A laminated dough is something that takes some patience to learn. And vegans are able to do laminated dough now because we have some really good block butter available to us to replace the dairy butter. I have seen, actually, gluten-free puff pastry in the supermarket, but it's made with dairy butter. And by legume-free, you're going to find many of the gluten-free flour mixes that are available do have some legumes in them. So Carmen, I'm really interested in this, and if you find a way to do this, please let me know and I'll let everybody know.

Fran Costigan

Director of Vegan Pastry

FranCostigan.com

Fran Costigan is internationally renowned as the authority on vegan desserts. Trained at the New York Restaurant School and Natural Gourmet Institute, Fran was a chef in both traditional and vegan pastry kitchens before moving into teaching over 20 years ago. A lifelong chocoholic and long time vegan, Fran’s latest book, Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy Free Desserts, (Running Press 2013) is for all who madly, deeply love chocolate desserts, whether or not dietary considerations are an issue. Her previous cookbook, More Great Good Dairy-Free Desserts Naturally (Book Publishing Company 2006) is the basis of the Costigan Vegan Baking Boot Camp Intensive®. For more information, www.francostigan.com.