pastries

5 definitions • 7 examples

a food made from a mixture of flour, fat, and water, rolled flat and either wrapped around or put over or under other foods, and then baked:

shortcrust/puff/filo/choux/flaky pastry

Ann makes delicious pastry - you should try her apple pie.

a type of sweet cake made from special pastry and usually containing something such as fruit or nuts:

We were offered a selection of cakes and pastries with our tea.

foods such as pastries, cakes, biscuits, and desserts (= sweet dishes eaten at the end of a meal):

The chocolatier has headed up the pastry section at two of London's finest restaurants.

She worked in Geauga County as a pastry assistant for three years.

a mixture of flour, fat, and water which is used as a base or covering for other foods and baked:

[ U ] pie pastry

A pastry is also a sweet, baked food made of a mixture of flour, fat, and water and often filled with fruit or cream:

[ C ] We were offered a selection of pastries for dessert.