flaky pastry
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
These are not the Pop-Tarts you ate after school; buttery, flaky pastry is covered with a creamy glaze and speckled with pink sugar and edible flowers, all encasing deep red cherry preserves.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
Later, when business took him to England, he discovered Cornish pasties, the savory hand pies wrapped in flaky pastry.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
If the thought of making flaky pastry gives you goosebumps, this one's for you — just don't skimp on the whipped cream on top.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2021
For patties, or especially flaky pastry, roll five or six times, provided it is not allowed to get soft.
From Public School Domestic Science by Hoodless, Adelaide
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
