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pastry Definition

pas·try (pāstrē)

noun pl. -·tries

  1. flour dough or paste made with shortening and used for the crust of pies, tarts, etc.
  2. foods made with this, as pies, tarts, etc.
  3. broadly, all fancy baked goods, including cakes, sweet rolls, etc.
  4. a single pie, cake, croissant, etc.

Etymology: see paste & -ery

pastry Synonyms

pastry

n.

baked goods, dainty, delicacy, patisserie, bread; see also cake 2, doughnut.

Types of pastries include: French, Danish; tart, pie, turnover, phyllo, oatcake, shortbread, rusk, pudding, brioche, frangipane (Italian), petit four (French), puff, croissant (French), eclair, cream puff, Napoleon, profiterole, trifle, baklava, panettone, Strudel (German), cakes, sweet roll.

pastry Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • bake: Choose from a selection of healthy jacket potatoes, sandwiches, biscuits and freshly baked pastries.
  • fold: Brush pastry around filets with beaten egg; fold pastry over to cover the filets.

Adjective modifier

  • flaky: Trust me, you don't want to make flaky pastry, very tedious.
  • Danish: Danish pastries, however sweet, are not enough.
  • savory: In our forecourt Caffe Ritazza's we are also extremely proud to sell freshly baked and filled ciabattas and a range of savory pastries.
  • ready-made: It can even be spread on ready-made pastry, rolled and cut into pinwheels or straws and baked for a quick and easy nibble!
  • crisp: This was gorgeous - crisp pastry, sweet fruit and delicious frangipane filling.
  • delicious: For afternoon tea, those in the know go to Chez Paul for its delicious pastries.

Modifies a noun

  • cutter: Score a circle about 1cm in from the edge of each disk using a smaller sized pastry cutter.
  • chef: Creative pursuits include cookery lessons with the pastry chef.
  • tartlet: Lovely individual pastry tartlets made with fresh orange zest filled with delicious dark chocolate mix topped with fresh orange segments.
  • trimming: Decorate the parcel with any pastry trimmings, brushing these with milk or beaten egg to fix in place.
  • crust: Me, I can't make a nice pastry crust to save my life.
  • dough: Roll pastry dough onto a flat surface until it is less than a 1/4 ' thick.

Noun used with modifier

  • filo: Filo pastry is useful for keen cooks in place of the higher fat puff pastry.
  • puff: The fresh cream puff pastry Sandwich was the " bees knees " .
  • shortcrust: The recipe for Apple Pie which follows uses rich shortcrust pastry.
  • chou: In choux pastry the raising agents are eggs plus steam.
  • suet: Suet pastry enclosed a filling that varied with the affluence of the family involved.
  • crust: To make a rich short crust pastry, use a beaten whole egg, reserving a small amount to finish the dish.

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