From soft and flaky croissants to crisp and crunchy shortbreads, pastries are a key component of both sweet and savory recipes. Depending on what pastry you want to make, the base of your recipe will likely be crafted from one of five different types of pastry dough. With the right tools, like KitchenAid® stand mixers or food processors, you will have the freedom to explore new recipes using each of these types of dough. Read more to learn about the five different types of pastry and new recipes you can try at home.
List of 5 Types of Pastry Doughs
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.
Delicate and simple to make, flaky pastry is used for sweet or savory dishes that bake quickly, such as the common pie crust. With large pieces of butter mixed into the dough, flaky pastries are more easily made with a food processor or a specialized pastry blender. Requiring a delicate touch, this flaky pastry is easy to overwork, so make sure to pay close attention to the recipe directions.
Made from a flaky pastry dough, this golden beet and goat cheese quiche is a delight in every bite. To ensure your dough has an even consistency, use a KitchenAid® food processor to mix in the pine nuts and salt into the flour.
Perfect for cooks who love to bake, shortcrust pastry is a stout dough used to make thicker pastries like tarts and cookies. This pastry won’t be as easily overworked as others as it takes about half of the fat to flour in its recipe, which binds the pastry together. For each of the four types of shortcrust, crumbles are a plus.
Simple yet elegant, these shortbread cookies epitomize shortcrust pastry dough. With golden-brown edges and the flavor of lavender mixed in with a KitchenAid® food processor, every taste of this cookie is the perfect bite.
Although similar in texture to a flaky pastry, puff pastry differs significantly in how much time it takes to make. It is traditionally formed by rolling dough over a rectangular shape of cold butter in the lamination process. Perfect for making pie crusts or meat pies, flaky puff pastry is the mark of a detailed baker. An easier version of puff pastry, called rough puff, can also be made with a stand mixer for a more hands-off and quicker approach. Discover sweet and savory puff pastry recipe ideas.
Light, fluffy and mouth-watering, these puff pastry waffles are a lovely treat any time of the day. Use your KitchenAid® stand mixer and whisk accessory to whip up a sweet cream filling for this classic pastry dish.
Choux pastry, also sometimes called cream-filled pastry, has a crispy outer shell and a hollow interior to hold delicious sweet and savory fillings. Perhaps surprisingly, this light pastry dough begins with the addition of eggs. The thick, damp mixture then rises by steam which is what creates choux pastry’s outer shell.
Combining the finest parts of eclair and cake, the flavors in this recipe will have you wondering why you never thought to combine the two before. With a KitchenAid® stand mixer, you can combine a fluffy cake mix and develop a sweet, creamy eclair filling.
A relative of the puff pastry, filo is made by layering a series of thin sheets of the pastry on top of its filling, such as in baklava or spring rolls. The unleavened dough is stretched into a paper-thin sheet, brushed with oil, then layered with more dough sheets and oil, so that when baked it crisps as opposed to puffing up.
The rich taste of honey and cinnamon meets its perfect complement in pistachio and walnut with this recipe. Create a baklava filling with satisfying flavor and texture by using a KitchenAid® Cordless Hand Blender.
What is the Most Popular Pastry?
The answer to the most popular pastry will depend not only on where you live but also whether you are looking for a sweet or savory pastry. For example, if you are looking to eat a sweet-filled pastry with your morning coffee, eclairs (choux pastry) are a popular choice, especially in France. In North America, the flaky pastry that forms the base of sweet fruit pies like a classic apple pie, or savory hand pies like empanadas might be the most popular.
Expert’s Guide to Flour Types
FAQ
What are the 4 types of pastry crust?
What are the different types of dough?
The most common type of dough is the bread dough. Although the name indicates that this type of dough is made to produce bread, there are still other pastries that can be made of it, as it is firm yet elastic and can be used in various ways. For example, you can make pizza crusts out of bread dough.
What is the recipe for making cookie dough?
There are many recipes, some healthy and most not. The recipe can vary according to your personal taste, but I’ll put a recipe here: Ingredients (20 servings) 1 whole egg 2 cups rolled oats 1/3 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, almonds, cashews, Brazil nuts, peanuts) 1/3 cup raisins (white and black) 1/3 cup chocolate chips 1/3 cup coconut oil 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 2 tablespoons cocoa powder 1 teaspoon powdered yeast Method of preparation 1. Mix all the ingredients until you get a homogeneous mass and it is no longer sticking to your hands. 2. Separate the dough into small portions with the help of a tablespoon, make balls and flatten them to form a disc. 3. Put them in the mold (no need to grease the mold) 4. Take to preheated oven at 150°C for approximately 15 minutes. 5. Remove from the oven and let it cool, so they will be firm and dry.
What are the different types of pastry dough?
Here are the five most common varieties of pastry dough and how they’re used: 1. Flaky Pastry: The most rustic and simple of all the pastry doughs, flaky pastry is used for sweet and savory pies, quiche, sausage rolls, and turnovers.
What are the basic ingredients in dough?
The basic ingredients in dough typically include flour, water, salt, and yeast. These ingredients are combined and kneaded to form a smooth, elastic dough that can be used for various baked goods. How is dough made? Dough is made by combining flour, water, salt, and yeast (if making leavened dough) in a mixing bowl.