pastry brush

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noun

a small, flat brush for coating pastry with butter, egg, etc.

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Origin of pastry brush

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby pastry brush

past perfect, past progressive, pastrami, pastry, pastry blender, pastry brush, pastry cream, pastry tube, pasturable, pasturage, pasture

How to use pastry brush in a sentence

Beat the remaining 1 egg, then, using a pastry brush, brush the top half of the square with the with egg wash.
Chef Nyesha Arrington’s Easy Recipe for Homemade Totino’s Pizza Rolls|Eater Video|May 19, 2021|Eater
On the top row of potato slices, sprinkle cornstarch to coat the top side of each slice, brushing off any excess with a dry pastry brush.
Chef Nyesha Arrington’s Recipe for Puffy Pommes Soufflées|Eater Video|April 23, 2021|Eater
Using a pastry brush or an oil mister, brush the tops of the tortilla packages with oil.
The Complete Guide to Air Fryers|Christine Byrne|April 7, 2021|Outside Online
Use a wet pastry brush or clean wet cloth to wipe the sides of the pan so there are no sugar crystals clinging to it.
Squishy, sweet homemade marshmallows will elevate your s’mores and hot chocolate|Daniela Galarza|January 12, 2021|Washington Post

I will turn my nose up when you offer me the rest of some delicious pastry that you nibbled on.
Why My Norovirus Panic Makes Me Sick|Lizzie Crocker|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But just up the steep river bank and through the brush is an opening.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Before this latest brush with the law, the rapper was facing pot-bust and unrelated gun charges.
Rapper Bobby Shmurda Arrested at New York’s Notorious Quad Studios|M.L. Nestel|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was starting to look like Cosby might not brush this scandal off.
How the World Turned on Bill Cosby: A Day-by-Day Account|Scott Porch|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It has French ingredients like leeks and tarragon, and I use puff pastry to make the crust easy!
Make These Barefoot Contessa Chicken Pot Pies|Ina Garten|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We squatted in the long grass and buck-brush, listening, and a few seconds later heard a horse snort distinctly.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Her success increased her confidence in herself and enhanced the boldness and freedom with which she handled her brush.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
Two or three small parties of guerrillas had been sighted, but they took to the brush at the sight of the Federals.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Grandfather Mole felt it brush his back as it swept into place again.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Near noon I found a place where they'd cached two extra horses in the brush on Sage Creek.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair