Pastry
various baked products made of dough
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Pastry is the dough from which some baked products are made. Pastry dough is rolled out thinly and used as a base for baked products. It is made from ingredients such as flour, sugar, milk, butter, shortening, baking powder, and/or eggs. Common pastry dishes include pies, tarts, quiches and pasties.[1][2]
Main ingredients | Often flour, sugar, milk, butter or shortening, baking powder, eggs |
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Pastry is also the name given to various kinds of baked products. Small cakes, tarts and other sweet or savoury baked products are called "pastries."
Greek food such as Spanakopita are made from pastries.
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- ↑ Bo Friberg (March 2002). Professional pastry chef. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 0471218251.
- ↑ L. Patrick Coyle (1982). The World Encyclopedia of Food. Facts on File Inc. ISBN 0871964171.