puff pastry

American  

noun

1. a light, flaky, rich pastry made by rolling dough with butter and folding it to form layers: used for tarts, napoleons, etc.

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puff pastry British  

noun

1. a dough rolled in thin layers incorporating fat to make a rich flaky pastry for pies, rich pastries, etc

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Example Sentences

You can even cheat and use store-bought puff pastry!

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024

He gave puff pastry as an example where a lower fat, higher moisture butter might be preferable.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

And if there’s room left for dessert, Rahm is serving “Milhojas de Crema y Nata,” a puff pastry cake with custard and cream that Rahm served at his wedding.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2024

It brings diced beef, gravy and crisp puff pastry together in perfect harmony.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2023

Common short or puff pastry will do, but the cheese pastry is nicer.

From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mill, Mrs. (Jean Oliver)