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Collocations for pastry - noun

1. (esp. BrE) mixture of flour and water

ADJECTIVE

crisp, light
Bake until the pastry is crisp and golden.
soggy (BrE)
golden, golden-brown
ready-made (BrE)
sweet
choux, filo, flaky, puff (BrE, AmE), shortcrust (BrE)

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VERB + pastry

make
cut, knead, roll out
Cut the filo pastry into 10 cm strips.
line sth with
Line the tin with the pastry.
brush
Brush the pastry with a little water.
wrap sth in
mushrooms wrapped in filo pastry

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pastry + NOUN

base (esp. BrE), case, parcel (BrE), shell (BrE, AmE)
dough (esp. AmE)
board, cutter
chef (BrE, AmE)

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2. small cake

ADJECTIVE

Danish, French (esp. AmE)
filled, fried
breakfast (esp. AmE)

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