shortcrust pastry

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shortcrust pastry

noun shortcrust pastries

  1. countable, uncountable A pastry containing no leavening agent; often used to make the base of tarts, pies, etc.

    Similar: short pastry, pâte brisée

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noun pastry without leavening agent

Españolpasta quebrada
Portuguêsmassa amanteigada, massa quebrada
Françaispâte brisée
DeutschMürbeteig
Italianopasta frolla, pasta brisée
Românăaluat fraged

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@misc{shortcrust_pastry_2026,
  title = {shortcrust pastry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shortcrust%20pastry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}