What's your favorite pastry?

 


  • Bread has been a staple food for humans for at least 10,000 years, with evidence of bread-making dating back to the Neolithic era.
  • While bread is typically made from grain flour (wheat, rye, etc.), pastries specifically refer to baked goods made with ingredients that give them a flaky, light texture - often using butter, shortening, or other fats.
  • Croissants, despite being strongly associated with France, actually originated in Austria. The kipferl, croissant's predecessor, was created in Vienna to celebrate victory over Ottoman forces in 1683.
  • Puff pastry, used in many pastries, can have up to 729 layers when properly folded and rolled multiple times.
  • Sourdough bread is made using naturally occurring wild yeasts and bacteria rather than commercial yeast, giving it its distinctive tangy flavor.
  • The world's most expensive pastry was a $1.65 million strawberry tart created by Pieerre Herme with edible diamonds and gold leaf for a charity auction.
  • Brioche is a rich French bread classified as a pastry due to its high egg and butter content.
  • Denmark's famous "Danish pastry" is actually called wienerbrød (Vienna bread) in Denmark, acknowledging its Austrian origins.
  • Filo (or phyllo) pastry, used in baklava and spanakopita, is stretched so thin you can read through it when made traditionally.
  • San Francisco sourdough has a unique flavor profile because of a specific bacteria (Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis) that thrives in that region's climate.

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