Pastries Flashcards
Puff pastry( pate feuilletee)
rich, buttery dough
bakes into hundreds of light, crisp layers
Croissant and danish pastry’s to puff pastry
rolled in dough, but does not contain yeast, nor chemical leavner, steam causes it to rise
Butter in puff pastry
best for flavor and melt in mouth quality, but hard to work with and brittle when cold
Shortening is used but no flavor
detrempe
paste made with flour an water during the first stage of preparing a pastry dough, especially rolled in dough’s
bouchées
small puff pastry shells that can be filled and served as bite size hors d’oeuvre or petits fours
vol-au-vents
deep, individual portion-sized puff pastry shells, often shaped as a heart, fish or fluted circle; they are filled with a savory mixture and served as an appetizer or main course
feuilletées
square, rectangular or diamond-shaped puff pastry boxes; may be
Ecalir paste (pate a choux)
bakes until golden brown, criso pastry, moslty air pockets, with moist dough
cream puffs
baked rounds of éclair paste cut in half and filled with pastry cream, whipped cream, fruit or other filling
profiteroles
small baked rounds of éclair paste filled with ice cream and topped with chocolate sauce
croquembouche
a pyramid of small puffs, each filled with pastry cream; a French tradition for Christmas and weddings, it is held together with caramelized sugar and decorated with spun sugar or marzipan flowers
éclairs
baked fingers of éclair paste filled with pastry cream; the top is then coated with chocolate glaze or fondant
Paris-Brest
rings of baked éclair paste cut in half horizontally and filled with light pastry cream and/or whipped cream; the top is dusted with powdered sugar or drizzled with chocolate glaze
beignets
squares or strips of éclair paste deep-fried and dusted with powdered sugar
churros
a Spanish and Mexican pastry in which sticks of éclair paste flavored with cinnamon are deep-fried and rolled in sugar while still hot