mid-15c., "food made with paste," not originally limited to sweets, from Middle English paste (see paste (n.)) + -ry. Probably influenced by Old French pastaierie "pastry" (Modern [..]

food item, such as pie crust or doughnuts, made from dough.

a dough of flour and water and shortening any of various baked foods made of dough or batter Pastry is the name given to various kinds of baked goods made from ingredients such as flour, butter, short [..]

a mixture of flour and water and fat which is rolled flat before it is backed

 the room where pastry was made.

To dream of pastry, denotes that you will be deceived by some artful person. To eat it, implies heartfelt friendships. If a young woman dreams that she is cooking it, she will fail to deceive others as to her real intentions. See Pies.   

Dough made with flour, butter and water and baked or deep-fried until crisp.

Any of various UNLEAVENED doughs, the basics of which include butter (or other fat), flour and water. Examples include PUFF PASTRY, PÂTE BRISÉE (pie pastry) and PÂTE SUCRÉE (sweet short pastry). 2. A general term for sweet baked goods such as DANISH PASTRIES and NAPOLEONS T

Dough made with flour, butter and water and baked or deep-fried until crisp.

A general term for sweet baked goods made of unleavened dough containing fat, such as butter, flour, and water.

(n) a dough of flour and water and shortening(n) any of various baked foods made of dough or batter

A baked food group which contains items made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc. (uncountable) The type of light flour-based dough u [..]