From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpastrypas‧try /ˈpeɪstri/ ●●○ noun (plural pastries) 1 
[uncountable]DF a mixture of flour, butter, and milk or water, used to make the outer part of baked foods such as pies2 [countable]DFF a small sweet cake, made using pastry a Danish pastry
[uncountable]DF a mixture of flour, butter, and milk or water, used to make the outer part of baked foods such as pies2 [countable]DFF a small sweet cake, made using pastry a Danish pastryExamples from the Corpus
pastry• She's been a pastry chef, a whorehouse receptionist, and a proofreader on Wall Street.• Another went to the bakery warehouse, loaded her car, and created a pastry sculpture in the middle of her kitchen.• They were, however, likely to stop, sit down and relax at 4 p. m. with tea and pastry.• Beat egg, use to brush pastry.• There are cheesecakes, mousses, cookies, pastries, fruits.• But it was a dismal moment for the pastry shop that Majed Makhoul had opened two months earlier in Qlaia.• Sidacai had already devoured half of the pastries on the plate.• Use three-quarters of the pastry to line the basin.Origin pastry (1400-1500) paste 