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flaky pastry

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noun

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

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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

The samosas themselves are filled with paneer cheese and chunks of pumpkin that’s seasoned with garam masala, cumin, coriander, chile powder, and fennel seeds and encased in a flaky pastry.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2025

Say yes to the flaky pastry, sized like a Pop-Tart and draped with frothy sabayon.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 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.