flaky pastry

British  

noun

1. a rich pastry in the form of very thin layers, used for making pies, small cakes, etc

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Example Sentences

Raisin rolls with beef and cheddar are a Dutch thing, she told me, along with a flaky pastry called Dutch letters, which she also served.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025

We drank Spaten and ate Reuben strudel, a concoction of corned beef, sauerkraut and Swiss and Gruyère cheeses, wrapped in flaky pastry.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

Less wobbly than a crème brûlée, the eggy custard and crisp, flaky pastry was too good to share.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2022

Make an easy flaky pastry or, to save time, use frozen puff pastry rounds.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2021

Roll our some flaky pastry and line some patty pans with it; fill them with rice or crusts of bread, and bake for about ten minutes.

From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Muskett, Philip E.