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

plural of pastry

Pastry containing no leavening agent; often used to make the base of tarts, pies etc.

A flexible bag from which icing is forced through a small nozzle to make various designs of piping.

A sweet and flaky yeast-raised roll made from a dough using butter or margarine and filled with remonce (butter and sugar) or custard.

A form of pastry in which the fat (shortening) is rolled into the dough to produce a flaky texture.

phyllo

A light, flaky pastry that is made of alternating buttery and floury dough layers by repeatedly folding the rolled pastry into many layers.

Synonym of phyllo

A type of light pastry (made just from butter, water, flour and eggs) that is used to make profiteroles, éclairs, chouquettes, etc.