pastry crust
Flaky baked container
Pastry crust is the outer shell of a pie, tart, or similar baked good, made from flour, fat, and water worked into dough and shaped to hold a filling.
The term distinguishes this from other crust types like graham cracker or cookie crusts: The recipe calls for a flaky pastry crust.
A good pastry crust is tender and buttery, not tough.
- flakyCrumbly or unreliable
- butteryRich like a spread
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- crispFirm and breakable
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
pie · tart · shell · lattice · rolling · rolling pin · flour · shortcrust · puff · phyllo · crimped · tender · crumbly · pie dough · baking sheet · prebaked · lard · edges
- crustsshortcrust, tart shell
- cream piesbanana cream pie, Boston cream pie, chocolate cream pie, coconut cream pie, vanilla cream pie
- coatingspaint, enamel, varnish, primer, glaze
pastry crustfilling
Material placed within
pie filling · topping · fruit filling · cream filling · crumb topping
pastry crustcustard
Cooked egg-milk mixture
cream · mousse · pudding · soft filling · whipped cream
pastry crusttopping
Food's finishing layer
crumb topping · streusel · lattice top · glaze · icing
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