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Pastry containing no leavening agent; often used to make the base of tarts, pies etc.
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Shortcrust pastry — is a type of pastry often used for the base of a tart or pie. It does not puff up during baking because it usually contains no leavening agent. It is possible to make shortcrust pastry with self raising flour, however. ProportionsIt is based on a … Wikipedia
shortcrust pastry — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ crumbly pastry made with flour, fat, and a little water … English terms dictionary
shortcrust pastry — UK [ˌʃɔː(r)tkrʌst ˈpeɪstri] US [ˌʃɔrtkrʌst ˈpeɪstri] noun [uncountable] a type of pastry made from flour, butter, and water Thesaurus: pies and pastrieshyponym types of food or drinkhypernym … Useful english dictionary
shortcrust pastry — short|crust pas|try [ˌʃo:tkrʌst ˈpeıstri US ˌʃo:rt ] n [U] BrE a type of ↑pastry which breaks up easily and is used for making ↑pies … Dictionary of contemporary English
shortcrust pastry — noun Brit. crumbly pastry made with flour, fat, and a little water … English new terms dictionary
shortcrust pastry — noun (U) a kind of pastry (1) made with half as much fat as flour … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shortcrust pastry — UK [ˌʃɔː(r)tkrʌst ˈpeɪstrɪ] / US [ˌʃɔrtkrʌst ˈpeɪstrɪ] noun [uncountable] a type of pastry made from flour, butter, and water … English dictionary
Pastry — This article describes Pastry in food. For the Distributed Hash Table system, see Pastry (DHT). Pastry is the name given to various kinds of baked goods made from ingredients such as flour, butter, shortening, baking powder or eggs. It may also… … Wikipedia
shortcrust — n. (in full shortcrust pastry) a type of crumbly pastry made with flour and fat. * * * shortˈcrust adjective (of pastry) short • • • Main Entry: ↑short … Useful english dictionary
shortcrust — [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)tkrʌst[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Shortcrust pastry is a kind of pastry that is used to make pies and tarts. [BRIT] … English dictionary
