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pastel

Definitions of pastel
  1. noun
    dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
    synonyms: empanada, tortada
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    types:
    tarta
    a small open pie with a fruit filling
    pastel de carne
    pie containing mincemeat
    pastel de manzana
    pie (with a top crust) containing sliced apples and sugar
    pastel de merengue de limón
    pie containing lemon custard and topped with meringue
    pastel de arándanos
    pie containing blueberries and sugar
    pastel de pacana
    pie made of pecans and sugar and corn syrup and butter and eggs
    pastel de calabaza
    pie made of mashed pumpkin and milk and eggs and sugar
    pastel de calabaza
    similar to pumpkin pie but made with winter squash instead of pumpkin
    empanadilla
    small pie or pasty
    empanada de carne
    pie made with meat or fowl enclosed in pastry or covered with pastry or biscuit dough
    quiche
    a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables)
    empanadilla
    small meat pie or turnover
    type of:
    pastas, repostería
    any of various baked foods made of dough or batter
  2. noun
    baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
    synonyms: tarta
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    types:
    pastel de manzana
    moist spicy cake containing applesauce
    quesadilla
    made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust
    pastel de chocolate
    cake containing chocolate
    pastel de frutas
    a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on
    tarta
    any of various rich and elaborate cakes
    bizcocho
    a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening
    tarta nupcial
    a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception
    pan de jengibre
    cake flavored with ginger
    pastel de ciruela, tarta de ciruela
    moist cake containing prunes that have been made into a puree
    galleta
    any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
    crepe, hojuela, panqueque, torta, tortilla, tortita
    a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
    gofre
    pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
    pastas de té
    flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea
    perruna
    a hard biscuit for dogs
    galleta de jengibre
    a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
    almendrado, macarrón, mostachón
    chewy cookie usually containing almond paste
    donut, dónut
    a small ring-shaped friedcake
    churro
    small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts
    buñuelo, churro, fritura
    small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
    crepe
    small very thin pancake
    tortilla
    thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour
  3. noun
    any of various rich and elaborate cakes
    synonyms: tarta
    see moresee less
    type of:
    tarta
    baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
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