flaky texture
Breaks into sheets
A flaky texture consists of thin, delicate layers that separate easily when broken or bitten.
The term appears most often with pastries and baked goods: a flaky croissant, flaky pie crust.
The layers result from fat separating sheets of dough during baking.
Fish and some minerals also flake apart in layers.
- puff pastryLaminated dough with layers
- biscuitSmall baked quick bread
- crumblinessTendency to break into pieces
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- crispnessSnappy, firm texture
lamination · croissant · phyllo · mille-feuille · fragile · mica · dough · brittle · exfoliation · strudel · flaky crust · pie crust · pot pie · airy · stratified · scone · delicate · turnover
- fish cookingsmoked trout, trout almondine, smoked haddock, fried bass, baked cod
moisture and chewiness
flaky texturegooey texture