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Shortcrust pastry

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, shortcrust pastry means: A crumbly pastry made by combining flour with fat and enough liquid to form a dough.

In Turkish: kırılgan tart hamuru

How it is used

Common for tarts and pies; short refers to a tender, crumbly texture.

Example sentences

  1. The lemon tart had a crisp shortcrust pastry base.

    The pastry provides a firm but crumbly shell.

  2. Use shortcrust pastry for the savoury onion tart.

    The same pastry family can support a savoury filling.

Common collocations

  • shortcrust pastry case
  • sweet shortcrust pastry
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.
  • pastry chefA chef who specialises in desserts, pastries, breads and other baked goods and usually runs the pastry section of a kitchen. Also called a pâtissier.

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