flaky pastries
Buttery layered treats
Flaky pastries are baked goods made from dough that separates into thin, crisp layers when cooked.
The flakiness comes from fat—usually butter—folded repeatedly into the dough, creating distinct sheets that puff apart in the oven.
Croissants, puff pastry, and pie crusts are classic examples: She picked up flaky pastry crumbs from her lap.
- laminated doughLayered butter-flour mixture
- butteryRich like a spread
- croissantLayered crescent-shaped pastry
- pain au chocolatChocolate-stuffed laminated pastry
- strudelLayered Austrian pastry
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