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.
