5 Pastry Doughs Fundamentals

To
Start Your Baking Journey

By: Willart B. Berico

 The Different Types Of Pastry
Dough
1.Flaky Pastry
2. Shortcrust Pastry
3. Puff Pastry
4. Choux Pastry
5. Filo Pastry
Flaky Pastry

Flaky pastry, used for sweet and savoury pies, quiche,

sausage rolls and turnovers, is the most rustic and
simplest of all the pastry doughs. This type of pastry
benefits from gentle handwork and pea-sized chunks Sample
of butter, and whilst this means you can opt for a
hands-off attitude, it also means you'll need to employ
delicate work as this will make or break your pastry
texture. Overworking this dough gives tough and
crumbly pastry, which is undesirable in a homemade
pie.
Shortcrust Pastry

A much more forgiving variety of pastry, the

shortcrust pastry is resilient even in the face of
overworking. Since it's more cohesive than flaky
pastry, the dough will bounce back almost entirely
with little to no finger indentation even when Sample
overworked. Being sweet and sturdy, this dough is
virtually akin to that of a shortbread cookie dough.
Puff Pastry

Often used for pie crusts, wrapping for meats, as

well as vol-au-vents and mille feuilles, this pastry
is characterised by air and fat that's trapped Sample
between the layers of dough. This gives rise to its
emblematic delicate and crisp texture and
appearance. Despite being time-consuming, this
pastry is still often considered as the go-to pastry
by hobby bakers and pastry chefs alike.
Choux Pastry

Otherwise known as pâte à choux, the choux

pastry is characterised by a crispy outer shell
and a hollow interior that can be filled with a
variety of fillings. One can get such a texture by
beating the batter on the stovetop till it forms a Sample
dense and thick consistency. This allows the
batter to trap steam when it's released in the
oven, creating the puff pastry everybody knows
and loves.
  Filo Pastry

Produced in very thin sheets, filo pastry

dough is used as a wrapping for numerous
delicate sweet and savoury dishes such
as the börek and baklava. Sample
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