This article will make your mouth water. Croissants, strudel, baklava and Danish pastry. These are some of the flaky and crumbly pastries that will surely satisfy your craving for something sweet. Pastries commonly contain flour, shortening, liquid such as milk or eggs, salt and sugar. Flavorings come in different tastes: various nuts, cheese, fruit jams, honey, chocolate, herbs, spices and other exciting flavors. They’re good for desserts and snacks, too. Have some hot chocolate with it and it will taste like heaven.
There are many different types of pastries to choose from. The shortcrust pastry is the easiest pastry to make that’s why a lot of people make this kind of pastry. It’s a mixture of fat, flour and water. The flaky pastry or rough puff pastry is a flaky pastry that expands. When baking this kind of pastry, you start with a high temperature and end with a lower temperature. The puff pastry also has many layers that combine flour, butter, salt and water. When air gets in between the layers and when the ingredients combine, the pastry rises. The choux pastry often has cream fillings inside. Flavors can also come in cheese, tuna or chicken. The Phyllo or filo pastry needs a lot of stretching, filling and brushing of butter.
