Word Finder - pastry

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

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That pastry shop sells not just pastries, but all kinds of baked goods.

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The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.

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That pastry shop sells not just pastry, but all kinds of baked goods.

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The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.

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A place where pastry is made.

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The act or art of making pastry.

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He learned pastry from the great Gaston Lenôtre.

Pastry, sweetmeats and fruit are highly esteemed.

Cook choux pastry in a medium heat and you will probably end up with a tray of rather chewy flat biscuits.

He bit into more pastry.

He should avoid fat and rich food, butter, pastry and sauces, and should drink no beer or wine - unless it be some very light French wine or Moselle.

The dessert was an almond sponge studded with dark morello cherries in a sweet almond pastry base.

Mr Pastry ' Mr Pastry ' was my favorite comedy actor.

Use a pastry brush to brush this glaze over the toasted bread.

Made with walnuts in soft caramel encased in a crisp, enriched sweet pastry.

In quick succession, he became pastry cook, cafe manager, restaurant magnate.

Using a pastry cutter, cut three ounces of cold butter into the flour until the mixture resembles course cornmeal.

Banbury cakes, consisting of a case of pastry containing a mixture of currants, have a reputation of three centuries' standing.

Mexico City (1828), among them that of a French baker, gave a basis for the foreign claims which, ten years later, caused the " Pastry War " with France.

Loaded with pastry, he was off with youthful enthusiasm Dean envied.

All four Dawkinses were seated at the breakfast table by seven and bending over backwards to be nice to one another when Dean delivered a tray of pastry.

Me, I can't make a nice pastry crust to save my life.

Control your dough Whether you're handling pastry or bread dough, consistency is the name of the game.

In Choux pastry the raising agents are eggs plus steam.

When you are making pastry, the less you handle it, the better.

Kneading causes the gluten in the four to toughen up - which is ideal for bread but can be disastrous for pastry.

Turn the dough out onto a surface, pastry cloth or Silpat that has been lightly floured.

When you are ready to make the pastry, take the softened butter and place it between two sheets of plastic wrap.

On a lightly floured board, pastry cloth or silpat, roll the dough into a 12" x 15" rectangle.

You also need a set of round fluted pastry cutters.

Score a circle about 1cm in from the edge of each disk using a smaller sized pastry cutter.

Cover with the puff pastry dough, sealing the edges well.

Cook the pastry flan case 'blind ' and allow to cool.

To make the pastry, weigh out an amount of flour (say 6 ounces of plain flour ).

The pastry was pretty grubby by the time Mommy gave me more scraps.

The fresh cream puff pastry Sandwich was the " bees knees " .

Most ready made pastry uses lard The use of Italian parmesan cheese.

Vegan Pastry Case 3oz margarine 6oz flour 1oz sugar water to mix Rub the margarine into the flour.

I use this for all our cooking needs and have even used it in pastry, although you can use stork block margarine.

Brush the pastry case with the egg yolk mixture to glaze the pastry.

Create popular cocktail snacks, eat with savory pancakes or make sausage rolls with puff pastry!

Brush pastry around filets with beaten egg; fold pastry over to cover the filets.

Trust me, you don't want to make flaky pastry, very tedious.

It can even be spread on ready-made pastry, rolled and cut into pinwheels or straws and baked for a quick and easy nibble!

This was gorgeous - crisp pastry, sweet fruit and delicious frangipane filling.

The recipe for Apple Pie which follows uses rich shortcrust pastry.

To make a rich short crust pastry, use a beaten whole egg, reserving a small amount to finish the dish.

The Pastry In Cornwall, there's no consensus, as to what type of pastry makes the best pasty.

Although it sounds complicated, it can be assembled fairly quickly, using frozen pastry, grated cheese and tinned chick peas.

Pork Pies Melton Mowbray raised pork Pies Melton Mowbray raised pork pies are made from lard pastry, filled with chopped pork, topped off with pork jelly.

Wild mushroom & goat's cheese puff pastry is a typical vegetarian option.

I am a big fan of ready made frozen puff pastry.

Both are made from light puff pastry folded around the topping and sprinkled with cheese.

Cooked upside down with rough puff pastry the tart can be enjoyed hot or cold.

With a pastry cutter, cut out rounds of white bread and use to line the sides and bottom of small ramekins.

Transfer the rolled out pastry to the top of the pie using the rolled out pastry to the top of the pie using the rolling pin in the same way described for the base pastry.

Transfer the rolled out pastry to the top of the pie using the rolling pin in the same way described for the base pastry.