Western Ptw09 Pastry Cabinet

pastry, stiff dough made from flour, salt, a relatively high proportion of fat, and a small proportion of liquid. It may also contain sugar or flavourings. Most pastry is leavened only by the action of steam, but Danish pastry is raised with yeast.There are five main types of pastry dough for creating pastries: flaky, shortcrust, puff, choux and filo. All of them are made primarily from flour, water and fat. However, these five types of pastry dough each have slightly different core ingredients, different ratios of ingredients and, ultimately, different uses.Pastry products are a versatile medium which can be considered as an 'edible packaging'. The intimate contact between pastry and the different fillings used yields a wide range of product textures, moisture contents and water activities.