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Pastry vs Shortcrust - What's the difference?

pastry | shortcrust |

As a noun pastry

is a baked food group which contains items made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.

As an adjective shortcrust is

describing a form of pastry that is relatively hard and brittle.

pastry

English

(wikipedia pastry)

Noun

(pastries)
  • A baked food group which contains items made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.
  • (label) The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.
  • (label) The place where pastry is made.
  • * 1591 , , IV. iv. 2:
  • They call for dates and quinces in the pastry .

    Derived terms

    * pastry flour

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    shortcrust

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Describing a form of pastry that is relatively hard and brittle
  • Derived terms

    *shortcrust pastry