How to Use pastry in a Sentence

pastry

noun
  • She had a pastry and coffee for breakfast.
  • He worked on the filling while I prepared the pastry.
  • When your pastry dough needs to be just so, this rolling pin can help.
    Kristen (kj) Callihan, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Grab a pastry brush, and lightly coat the pie crusts with the egg-and-water mixture.
    Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 4 July 2023
  • There’s nothing more Parisian than pastry, and this class was so much fun.
    Harrison Pierce, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Pop-Tarts has a 60-year legacy of being not just a breakfast pastry but a great snack for any part of the day.
    Megan Graham, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Ghost Town Bakery The Knott’s pastry department makes all the desserts from scratch.
    Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Come to Central Tea House for the boba, stay for the sandwiches and pastries.
    Kristen Kornbluth, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
  • It must be reheated in the oven for 7–10 minutes to revive the flaky pastry.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Jesús asked his father to leave his dream job of four years at Zak the Baker to join him — and add pastries, croissants and sweets to the menu.
    Carlos Frías, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • My pastries had proofed for just over two hours, which, in hindsight was a bit too long for four of them and just right for the other half.
    Sarah Schutte, National Review, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Breakfast pastries don't have to be daunting with Erin French's help.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Edgell’s Black Forest and banoffee éclairs were not spot-on to the judges, who said the pastries were missing some flavor.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The meeting is free to the public; free coffee and pastries will be provided.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The pastries appear before Lent, which starts Feb. 14 this year, on Valentine's Day.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Fleur de tea also serves from-scratch pastries, snacks, smoothies and a few coffees.
    The Courier-Journal, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Everybody wants to be the best pizza maker or the best pasta maker, the best chef or pastry chef.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The trailer likens the pastry race between the companies to the space race, which was happening during the film’s setting in 1963.
    Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Start with this sheet tart, a giant grape toaster pastry that can do breakfast or dessert.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Vegetables rarely hold a candle to pastries in my mind’s eye.
    Yewande Komolafe, New York Times, 21 July 2023
  • The dessert consists of fine layers of pastry dough, often filled with nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey.
    John Moretti, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Bakeries are learning that the most delicious pastry is the one their customers can’t have.
    Alina Dizik | Photographs and Video By Lanna Apisukh For The Wall Street Journal , WSJ, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Add the butter and use a pastry cutter or two knives to work the butter into the flour until the butter is pea-size and coated with flour.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2023
  • The best breakfast spot in town is Destiny Café & Restaurant, which is close to the beach and features inventive pastries.
    Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2023
  • Another chicken-and-veg dish that’s got tons more spice — and no pastry crust — is Ghanaian Jollof Rice.
    Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2023
  • Using a pastry brush, lightly brush water in a crisscross on each bread dough.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The spot is also home to Feast, a cafe with salads, sandwiches, and pastries along with a garden terrace.
    House Beautiful, 30 May 2023
  • Jokić copped to a fondness for Coke by the litre and for burek, a Serbian pastry usually filled with meat or cheese.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Here’s why so many pastry chefs and bakers favor this technique.
    Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2023
  • On the 40th floor, the Bulgari Dolci pastry shop serves up profiteroles and almond-and-chocolate caprese cake.
    Lisa Wong MacAbasco Gage Daughdrill Gisela Williams Laura Bannister Devorah Lev-Tov Caitie Kelly, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023

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