puff pastry
noun
: a pastry dough containing many alternating layers of butter and dough or the light flaky pastry made from it
called also puff paste
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Lucibello’s version features two layers of puff pastry and pastry cream sandwiching a layer of tender cake.
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Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
And for diners who still dream about the flaky Pane Sfogliato—Wynn’s pull-apart puff pastry bread—the recipe can be learned directly from the resort’s head baker.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
Less water also means less steam during baking, which can improve the flakiness of laminated doughs like croissants and puff pastry.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
The strudel begins with a baked puff pastry base, generously layered with Bavarian cream and lightly glazed berries and other seasonal fruit.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
And for diners who still dream about the flaky Pane Sfogliato—Wynn’s pull-apart puff pastry bread—the recipe can be learned directly from the resort’s head baker.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
Less water also means less steam during baking, which can improve the flakiness of laminated doughs like croissants and puff pastry.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
The strudel begins with a baked puff pastry base, generously layered with Bavarian cream and lightly glazed berries and other seasonal fruit.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Puff pastry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puff%20pastry. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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