French pastry

English

French Pastry selection from Sarafina's

Noun

French pastry (plural French pastries)

1. An individually-sized confection made from puff pastry and often filled with fruit or custard.
   • 2006, R. Michael Hoy, The Diary:

     Carl Ingstrom was the first to arrive, and he knew from past experience that Elizabeth would have some of his favorite French pastry.

   • 2011, Mitch Stamm, The Pastry Chef's Apprentice, page 18:

     Although he had never heard of Lenotre—the godfather of modern French pastry—he liked their advertisement in the phone book.

   • 2013, Anna Corba, Doodling in French: How to Draw with Joie de Vivre:

     In a gorgeous little package as pretty as a French pastry, including decorative blank pages in back that tear out so readers can doodle their own masterpieces, this sweet book is an ideal gift for anyone longing for la belle vie.