plural pastries
1
a
: a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste sense 1a
b
: usually sweet baked goods made of dough having a high fat content
a plate of tempting pastry
see danish pastry, french pastry
2
: a piece of pastry
I had a pastry and a cup of tea.
Examples of pastry in a Sentence
He worked on the filling while I prepared the pastry.
She had a pastry and coffee for breakfast.
Recent Examples on the Web
The coffee shop also hopes to offer small bites such as pastries, at its Land Park location.
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Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024
Guests are greeted at check-in with a limoncello spritz and offered nice touches like complimentary cannoli pastries in the afternoon.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Clarice Lam is a pastry chef and the author of the upcoming cookbook Breaking Bao.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
Soft serve, the sweet savior of restaurants without pastry chefs, comes in two flavors, lately pandan and strawberry milk.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
This year, Crystal Kass of Valentine is in the running for best pastry chef and Rene Andrade is up for best chef southwest.
—The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
Sweet Treat: Mindy’s Bakery After winning a James Beard Award for outstanding pastry chef, running a successful restaurant, and launching a massively successful edible cannabis brand, what’s left for Mindy Segal to do?
—Ari Bendersky, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Bonjour to Bonjour Patisserie Bonjour Patisserie, an authentic French pastry and desserts business that has operated since 2020 at local farmers markets, opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Little Italy last month.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
Pan serves pastries and desserts made with a mix of European and Japanese techniques and flavors, like flaky miso cinnamon rolls, Basque-style matcha cheesecake and anpan, sweet rolls filled with red bean paste.
—Laura May Todd, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024
Guests are greeted at check-in with a limoncello spritz and offered nice touches like complimentary cannoli pastries in the afternoon.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Clarice Lam is a pastry chef and the author of the upcoming cookbook Breaking Bao.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
Soft serve, the sweet savior of restaurants without pastry chefs, comes in two flavors, lately pandan and strawberry milk.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
This year, Crystal Kass of Valentine is in the running for best pastry chef and Rene Andrade is up for best chef southwest.
—The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
Sweet Treat: Mindy’s Bakery After winning a James Beard Award for outstanding pastry chef, running a successful restaurant, and launching a massively successful edible cannabis brand, what’s left for Mindy Segal to do?
—Ari Bendersky, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Bonjour to Bonjour Patisserie Bonjour Patisserie, an authentic French pastry and desserts business that has operated since 2020 at local farmers markets, opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Little Italy last month.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
Pan serves pastries and desserts made with a mix of European and Japanese techniques and flavors, like flaky miso cinnamon rolls, Basque-style matcha cheesecake and anpan, sweet rolls filled with red bean paste.
—Laura May Todd, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Pastry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastry. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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