Pastry blender

Cooking utensil

A pastry blender, or pastry cutter, is a device used to mix a hard (solid) fat into flour in order to make pastries.^[1] The tool is usually made of narrow metal strips or wires attached to a handle, and is used by pressing down on the items to be mixed (known as "cutting in").^[2] It is also used to break these fats (shortening, butter, lard) into smaller pieces. The blending of fat into flour at this stage impacts the amount of water that will be needed to bind the pastry into a dough.^[3]

References

^ Franke, Sharon. "Pastry Blenders". Best-Tested Pie-Making Tools. Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
^ "Pastry Blender". FOOD PROCESSOR BLENDER COMBO. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ "No Pastry Cutter? Here Are Some Alternatives You Can Use". Kitchenfeeds.

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Chinese flaky pastry
Choux pastry
Filo
Flaky pastry
Hot water crust pastry
Pan dulce
Puff pastry
Shortcrust pastry

Choux pastry

Puff pastry

Poppy seed

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Chinese	Chasan Jiucai hezi Masan Sachima
Filipino	Biscocho Buko pie Caycay Daral (food) Dinamita Egg pie Empanada Ensaïmada Hopia Lumpia Napoleones Ngohiong Ohaldre Otap Piaya Pilipit Shakoy Turon
French	Angel wings Beignet Bichon au citron Biscuit rose de Reims Broyé poitevin Canelé Chouquette Choux pastry Conversation tart Croissant Croquembouche Croustade Éclair Financier Gougère Jésuite Ladyfinger Macaron Madeleine Nun's puffs Pain au chocolat Pain aux raisins Palmier Paris–Brest Puits d'amour Religieuse St. Honoré cake Tuile Viennoiserie Vol-au-vent
Greek	Amygdalopita Bougatsa Fanouropita Filo Galaktoboureko Karydopita Koulourakia Moustalevria Pastafrola
Indonesian	Bahulu Bakpia Bakpia pathok Curry puff Makmur Milk pie Pie tee Roti john Roti tissue
Iranian	Gosh-e fil Kolompeh Koloocheh Komaj sehen Qottab Sohan asali
Italian	Baicoli Biscotti Biscotti regina Bocconotto Bombolone Cannoli Ciarduna Cornetto Crocetta di Caltanissetta Frittole Ladyfinger Pandoro Pasticciotto Pevarini Pignolata Pignolo Pizzelle Sfogliatella Struffoli Torta caprese Zeppola Zippula
Romanian	Cornulețe Gogoși Papanași Plăcintă Sfințișori
Scandinavian	Butterkaka Danish pastry Joulutorttu Klenät Kringle Rosettes Semla
Swiss	Birnbrot Blue cake Bündner Nusstorte Carac Cholera Schenkele Spanisch Brötli
Taiwanese	Egg yolk pastry Lek-tau-phong Pineapple cake Naiyou subing Suncake Taro pastry
Turkish	Bülbül yuvası Güllaç Kalburabastı Lady's navel Qurabiya Saray helva Şekerpare Sütlü Nuriye Torpedo dessert

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