pastry

[ pey-stree ]

noun

, plural pas·tries.

1. a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
2. any item of food of which such dough forms an essential part, as a pie, tart, or napoleon.

pastry

/ ˈpeɪstrɪ /

noun

1. a dough of flour, water, shortening, and sometimes other ingredients
2. baked foods, such as tarts, made with this dough
3. an individual cake or pastry pie

Word History and Origins

Origin of pastry¹

First recorded in 1530–40; paste + -ry

Word History and Origins

Origin of pastry¹

C16: from paste ¹

Example Sentences

Genevieve carried the box into work, where colleagues thought she was bringing in a box of pastries to share.

From Washington Post

Brush the top of the salmon with a little of the marinade using a pastry brush.

From Outside Online

While tempering—the proper culinary term for the heating and cooling process—the ingredient you want to mold is the cocoa butter itself, says Julia Choi-Rodriguez, a pastry cook and founder of Vesta Chocolate in Montclair, New Jersey.

From Popular-Science

The Ina Mae window may begin offering coffee and pastries instead of frozen drinks.

From Eater

Wednesday alone the Tesla and SpaceX CEO tweeted about pastries in Germany, the history of auto-industry bankruptcies, battery pack construction, and more.

From Fortune

I will turn my nose up when you offer me the rest of some delicious pastry that you nibbled on.

From The Daily Beast

It has French ingredients like leeks and tarragon, and I use puff pastry to make the crust easy!

From The Daily Beast

Brush the pastry with egg wash and sprinkle with fleur de sel and pepper.

From The Daily Beast

On a lightly floured board, roll each pastry to an 11-inch square.

From The Daily Beast

Place a pastry circle over each bowl, adhering it with the egg wash.

From The Daily Beast

The pastry and puddings come next in order, and these, too, are better served from a side table.

From Project Gutenberg

Between the pastry and the dessert, have salad and cheese placed before each guest.

From Project Gutenberg

Never take more than two vegetables; do not take a second plate of soup, pastry, or pudding.

From Project Gutenberg

If they are the right sort, they melt—according to their means; usually it's pastry.

From Project Gutenberg

The words whispered in the pastry-cook's ear cooled his hot fit of courage down to zero.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bread
• cake
• croissant
• doughnut
• phyllo
• pie