pastry

Definition:
1. A dough of flour and water and shortening.
2. Any of various baked foods made of dough or batter.

Use 'pastry' in a sentence:

• 1. Divide the pastry in half and roll out each piece.
• 2. A hefty pastry cook, his bulk encased in a white overall, stares at the camera, full of professional pride as he wields his whisk in a giant copper bowl.
• 3. A Japanese pastry shop with Japanese black in silence.
• 4. You can buy cream puffs at any Italian-American pastry shop.
• 5. Another inedible creation before we conclude the 2 weeks wedding cake chapter of my pastry course.
• 6. My father smiled too, as if we were discussing pastry.
• 7. The bread, pastry and mayonnaise are home-made.
• 8. All you need is a shortcrust pastry, a well made egg custard, and a sprinkling of nutmeg.
• 9. Using a knife, make slight indentations around the edges of the pastry.
• 10. Cut the pastry into rounds.
• 11. This could be while you're eating a pastry, taking a shower, or basking in the sun.
• 12. Who's affected: Chinese pastry-lovers?
• 13. Many people have named this day as "Florist's day" or "Pastry cook's day".
• 14. Spanakopita is a flaky pastry filled with spinach and feta cheese.
• 15. You might eat pastry as a quick snack meal and on and on it goes.
• 16. Cut out 4 circles of pastry.
• 17. It was not until 1770 that the pastry came to be known as the croissant.
• 18. Instead, choose broiled meats, fresh side dishes of beans or vegetables and non-pastry desserts.
• 19. Bake the tart in the oven for about 20 minutes or until the pastry has a firm, sandy texture.
• 20. Use any pastry trimmings to decorate the apples.
• 21. The Viennese pastry Hedy Lamarr got to play the Congo goddess in White Cargo.
• 22. Spread some flour on the table and roll the pastry out very thin.
• 23. Always thaw pastry thoroughly.
• 24. She ate a small crescent of pastry topped with cheese.
• 25. The fat and flour are rubbed together with the fingertips as for pastry.
• 26. Making the pastry is a breeze if you have a food processor.
• 27. I am partial to desserts that combine fresh fruit with fine pastry.
• 28. He is a pastry chef without rival.
• 29. The pastry is light and crisp.
• 30. Don't indulge in rich sauces, fried food, and thick pastry as these are high in fat.
• 31. Use all-purpose flour if you cannot find pastry flour.
• 32. Roll the pastry on a floured surface.
• 33. Ease the pastry into the corners of the tin, making sure you don't stretch it.
• 34. These doughs can be rolled out while you wait for the pastry to chill.
• 35. The coffee ritual is incomplete without a delicious pastry or a slice of chocolate cake.
• 36. If you're lucky, you will get a pastry, a hearty breakfast of pancakes and sausage and eggs, or an English Fried Ham.
• 37. Take a sheet of filo pastry and brush it with melted butter.
• 38. Brush the pastry with beaten egg.
• 39. Place the pastry circles on to a baking sheet and position one apple on each circle.
• 40. Baking a whole cheese in pastry may seem extravagant.
• 41. Can I tempt you with a little puff pastry?
• 42. Don't indulge in rich sauces, fried food and thick pastry as these are high in fat.
• 43. Bake until the pastry is golden and crisp.
• 44. Trim off the excess pastry using a sharp knife.
• 45. Let the pastry overhang the rim and brush between the layers with the melted butter.
• 46. It's really a cheat, but you can use ready-made pastry if you want.
• 47. Roll out the pastry and cut into narrow strips.
• 48. Brush beaten egg over the pastry.
• 49. The bread, pastry and mayonnaise are homemade.
• 50. This pastry is so light.
• 51. You've had two pastry dishes this week, a meat pie and a pizza.