puff pastryn.
/ˌpʌf ˈpeɪstri/, U.S. /ˈpəf ˈpeɪstri/ A pastry made from dough which has been rolled and folded several times, with butter or similar fat incorporated at each rolling, and forming a rich light flaky texture when baked. Cf. puff paste n.
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puff paste1598
bread pastea1654
wafer-paper1718
puff pastry1788
suet crust1809
pâte brisée1824
pasta frolla1848
chou pastry1892
puff1908
filo1946
shortcrust pastry1951
the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pastry > pasty > [noun]
pasty1296
pain puffa1425
pastetha1425
petty pernya1425
petit pâté?c1425
patty1660
overflap1692
pattypan1694
patty-cake1788
puff pastry1788
turn-over1798
pielet1881
1788 G. Colman Ways & Means ii. 37 She'll be in..a fine fuss with preparations for to-morrow, I warrant: up to the neck in beef, gowns, ducks, jewels, ribbons, and puff pastry.
1853 E. S. Sheppard Charles Auchester xiv Boiled custards, puff pastry, and our choicest preserves.
1865 H. B. Stowe House & Home Papers x. 231 So long as she had puff pastry, rich black cake, clear jelly, and preserves, she seemed to consider that such unimportant matters as bread, butter, and meat could take care of themselves.
1905 Monessen (Pa.) Daily Independent 3 Aug. Line the edges of the dish with puff pastry, then cover and decorate.
1970 A. L. Simon & R. Howe Dict. Gastron. 287/1 Small strips of puff pastry which are rolled in granulated sugar, folded and baked in a moderate oven until the sugar caramelizes.
2005 Publican 27 June 35/1 You could try offering a Salmon Lattice en Croute—a prime salmon fillet..encased in a light puff pastry lattice.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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