pas‧try /ˈpeɪstri/ noun (plural pastries)
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: paste]

1. [uncountable] a mixture of flour, butter, and milk or water, used to make the outer part of baked foods such as pies

2. [countable] a small sweet cake, made using pastry:
a Danish pastry

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pastry
noun
ADJ. crisp, light Bake until the pastry is crisp and golden.
soggy | golden | ready-made | sweet | choux, filo, flaky, puff, shortcrust
VERB + PASTRY make | cut, knead, roll out Cut the filo pastry into 10 cm strips.
line sth with Line the tin with the pastry.
brush Brush the pastry with a little water.
bake/wrap sth in prawns wrapped in filo pastry
PASTRY + NOUN base, case, parcel | board, cutter | chef

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