flaky pastry

Buttery layered crust

Flaky pastry is a type of pastry made by layering dough with fat, typically butter, so that it separates into thin, crisp layers when baked.

The technique creates the characteristic texture of croissants, puff pastry, and pie crusts.

The flaky pastry shattered at the first bite.

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Categories
Opposites
texture

flaky pastrydense

Closely packed together

dense bread · chewy · gummy · rubbery · leaden

structural integrity

flaky pastrycohesive

Tending to bond

firm · resilient · springy · rubbery · bendable

density/structure

flaky pastryunleavened bread

Bread without leavening agents

hardtack · matzah · pita bread · flatbread · tortilla

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G