dessert pastry
After-dinner treat
A dessert pastry is a sweet baked good made from dough, typically served as a course following the main meal.
The term covers a broad range—from fruit tarts and cream puffs to éclairs and Danish pastries.
The distinction from breakfast pastries lies mainly in context and richness: She ordered a dessert pastry with her coffee.
- croissantLayered crescent-shaped pastry
- éclairFilled oblong pastry
- cream puffAiry pastry, custard-filled
- tartSharp-flavored small pie
- puffBrief burst of air
fruit tart · flaky · flaky crust · buttery · cream · filling · custard · glaze · icing · powdered sugar · bakery · bake sale · danish · strudel · phyllo · choux · mille-feuille · turnover
dessert pastrysavory pastry
Non-sweet baked good
meat pie · pot pie · savory tart · quiche · empanada
dessert pastryplain bread
Untoasted, unspread loaf
hardtack · rice cake · crispbread · water cracker · gruel
dessert pastryrustic bread
Unrefined, crusty baked good
peasant bread · hardtack · ship's biscuit · flatbread · unleavened bread
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