piecrust
Buttery baked container
Piecrust is the pastry shell that forms the outer layer of a pie, made from flour, fat, and water.
A good piecrust is flaky and tender.
The term appears in piecrust promise—one easily made and easily broken, like the delicate pastry itself.
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
- flourMilled grain powder
- butterSolid fat from cream
- rolling pinTool for flattening dough
- ovenEnclosed cooking chamber
preheat · chilling · crimping · lattice · parchment · egg wash · golden-brown · vent
Crumbly or unreliable
- butteryRich like a spread
- tenderSoft or sore
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- layersStacked levels or coatings
crumbly · delicate · shatter · golden · light · airy · rich · short
Crumbly, buttery pastry dough
- puffBrief burst of air
- graham crackerWhole wheat sweet biscuit
- phylloUltra-thin pastry dough
- galetteFlat French filled pastry
dough
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
- flourMilled grain powder
- butterSolid fat from cream
- rolling pinTool for flattening dough
oven · preheat · chilling · crimping · lattice · parchment · egg wash · golden-brown · vent · glaze
flaky
Crumbly or unreliable
layers · crumbly · delicate · shatter · golden · light · airy · rich · short · crispness
shortcrust
Crumbly, buttery pastry dough
- puffBrief burst of air
- graham crackerWhole wheat sweet biscuit
- phylloUltra-thin pastry dough
apple
Crisp tree fruit
blueberry · custard · lemon meringue · key lime · chocolate · quiche · potpie · sweet potato
piecrustpie filling
Pastry interior substance
filling · fruit filling · meat filling · cream filling · custard