Description

Various baked products made of dough

Technical

Pastry is various doughs, and the sweet and savoury baked goods made with them. The dough may be called pastry dough. Sweetened pastries are often called "baker's confectionery". Common pastry dishes include börek, pies, tarts, croissants, and turnovers.

Sensory Profile

Aroma ()

butteryvanilla-likecaramelizedfruitytoasted

Wine Analogy

Like a buttery Chardonnay with vanilla oak notes

Coffee Analogy

Similar to a caramel latte with biscotti undertones

Perfume Analogy

Evokes gourmand fragrances with vanilla and almond accords

Culinary Applications

French CroissantFranceLaminated dough creates flaky, layered structure
Turkish BörekTurkeyPhyllo dough layering yields crisp, paper-thin sheets
Argentinian EmpanadaArgentinaShortcrust pastry provides sturdy yet tender casing

Dietary

VegetarianHalalKosherglutendairyeggs

Research Evidence

What science says

ingredient property

Key physical characteristics of pastry.

pastry have key physical characteristics

Baked Products: Science, Technology and Practice2006
flavor pairing evidence

The presence of cis- and trans-whisky lactones, eugenol, and vanillin increased the intensity rating of the vanilla/pastry descriptor, while furfural and 5-methylfurfural diminished it.

furfural and 5-methylfurfural decrease vanilla/pastry descriptor intensity rating

flavor pairing evidence

the latter had lower intensity, but nevertheless nice and unusual dried fruit/pastry aromas.

T. delbrueckii-dominated wines have dried fruit/pastry aromas

technique parameter

The formulation suitable for puff pastry shortening was prepared by blending 50% mango 1st stearin (Mk1) and 50% mahua fat with addition of 5–7% of fully hydrogenated vegetable oil

shortening formulation prepared puff pastry

technique parameter

The sum of water-extractable AX plus arabinogalactan was highly predictive of cookie spread factor.

water-extractable AX and arabinogalactan peptides predict variation in pastry wheat quality

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