Pastry

Word PASTRY
Character 6
Hyphenation pas try
Pronunciations /ˈpeɪstɹi/

Definitions and meanings of "Pastry"

What do we mean by pastry?

Dough or paste consisting primarily of flour, water, and shortening that is baked and often used as a crust for foods such as pies and tarts. noun

Baked sweet foods made with pastry. noun

One of these baked foods. noun

A place where pies, tarts, etc., are made. noun

Viands made of paste, or of which paste constitutes a principal ingredient; particularly, the crust or cover of a pie, tart, or the like. noun

The place where pastry is made. noun

Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of paste, as pies, tarts, etc. noun

One whose occupation is to make pastry. noun

A baked food group which contains items made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, Napoleons, puff pastries, etc. noun

The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries noun

A dough of flour and water and shortening noun

Any of various baked foods made of dough or batter noun

A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.

The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.

The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.

A place where pastry is made.

The act or art of making pastry.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Pastry

The word "pastry" in example sentences

SO delicious, the pastry is absolutely amazing, it no wonder why people die for this stuff! ❋ Unknown (2009)

The English word pastry, Italian pasta, and French pàâte and pàâté all go back to a suggestive group of ancient Greek words having to do with small particles and fine textures: they variously referred to powder, salt, barley porridge, cake, and an embroidered veil. ❋ Harold McGee (2004)

Homemade puff pastry is great when you have a bit of time to make it, but store-bought is the way to go most of the time for the sake of convenience and reliability. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Press down gently until pastry is relatively flat. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Puff pastry is a laminated dough that contains hundreds of thin layers of butter and pastry dough, which puffs up into a light, crispy pastry once it bakes in the oven. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The puff pastry is baked and cooled, the used to line the bottom of the pan before adding the custard. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The treats are made by wrapping apples with a layer of pastry, then baking them until the pastry is crisp and the apple is tender. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, the one downfall of puffed pastry is the ridiculous amount of time it takes to prepare. ❋ Melissa (2009)

I now realize why and how puffed pastry is so expensive in bakeries and rightfully so due to the extreme labor and expense that is put into it. ❋ Melissa (2009)

Remove the puff pastry from the package and lay out. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Puff pastry is definitely the most convenient and it keeps for a very long time in the freezer, so I fall back on it a lot for a quick dessert like this one. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Puff pastry is made by wrapping a block of butter in a very simple dough, rolling it out, folding it over and repeating the rolling and folding process for several “turns” of the dough, increasing the overall number of layers with every fold. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bake for 20-25 minutes, until pastry is a light golden brown. ❋ Unknown (2009)

(Some puff pastry is packaged in smaller sheets, in this case cut each piece of dough into quarters or sixths.) ❋ Unknown (2009)

Puff pastry is easy to work with and produces a crisp, flaky delicious danish - especially considering that it takes so little time to make a batch. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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