Danish pastry
noun
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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Origin of Danish pastry
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby Danish pastry
danio, Danish, Danish blue, Danish loaf, Danish oil, Danish pastry, Danish West Indies, Danite, dank, danke, danke schön
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British Dictionary definitions for Danish pastry
Danish pastry
noun
a rich puff pastry filled with apple, almond paste, icing, etc
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