Danish pastry

American  

noun

1. a light, rich, flaky pastry, especially a puff paste, leavened with yeast and often filled with cheese, nuts and raisins, custard, or fruit.

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Danish pastry British  

noun

1. a rich puff pastry filled with apple, almond paste, icing, etc

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Etymology

Origin of Danish pastry

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

“I do enjoy a good Danish pastry, though.”

From Literature

But for a single shining moment, a solitary spark in the darkness, “Holland” transcends its feeble state and becomes a delight — with some key assistance from a delicious Danish pastry.

From Salon

But in the quaint newspaper parlance of her times, she was more often described as the Danish mermaid, a housewife from Long Beach, a Danish pastry or a really Great Dane.

From New York Times

The iconic Swedish meatball, Danish pastry, and Scandinavian parental leave are then attributed to Turkey, Austria and Switzerland.

From BBC

Dawn Madden unpeeled a squashed Danish pastry from a paper bag.

From Literature