What comes to your mind when you think of something sweet, crispy, flaky, and delicious? It could be nothing but pastry. We all love pastries. They come in different flavours, sizes, and textures but one thing that doesn’t change is their love and charm. For those who don’t know, it was Egyptians who first recorded mixing fat into the dough and wrapping it around its meats before cooking.
As per some experts, after Northern Europeans invaded the Mediterranean during the Crusades, pastry making was adopted by the Italians and the Europeans. After the years passed, pastry making became more of an artisan craft and inspired culinary art renditions. You all may love pastries but do you know about these pastry types? Have a look!
Puff Pastry
Puff pastry has a dough made by methodically interspersing and layering fat in a block of dough. The dough is laminated dough. Also known as pâte feuilletée, it is a flaky light pastry made from a laminated dough composed of dough and butter or other solid fat. This pastry is perfect for pies, tarts, and desserts. It may take you some time to make this pastry but it will be worth your time.
Flaky Pastry
Do you know what a quick version of puff pastry is? It is a flaky pastry. In this, rather than folding a block of butter into the dough, butter is roughly added to the flour and water dough. This pastry is easier to make than puff and still gives the desired finish. Now you know the difference.
Choux Pastry
Usually used for profiteroles and eclairs, it is a delicate, airy, and light pastry. Its making process is also different from other types. Also known as pâte à choux, this pastry includes basic ingredients like butter, water, flour, and eggs.
Filo Pastry
Filo pastry comes from Middle Eastern cooking and is made up of a lot of paper thin and crispy layers just like baklavas and samosas. Filo-based pastries are made by layering many sheets of filo brushed with oil or butter; the pastry is then baked.
Suet Crust Pastry
If there is a forgotten treasure in the pastry world, it could be nothing by suet pastry. Mostly used in steam puddings, this is quite similar to a short-crust pastry. This pastry dates back to hundreds of years and is too delicious to handle.
You didn’t know about these pastry types, did you? Celebrate National Pastry Days with these amazing pastries and have a great time. Let us know which one is your favourite.