"flaky pastry" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-flaky pastry.wav Forms: flaky pastries [plural], flakey pastry [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flaky pastry (countable and uncountable, plural flaky pastries)
  1. (baking, cooking) A form of pastry in which the fat (shortening) is rolled into the dough to produce a flaky texture. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (A type of pastry.): pōhā/pēhi aparau (Maori)

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Alternative forms

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