Pastries were first created by the ancient Egyptians. History tells us that in Ancient Greece and ancient Rome, people made pastries with almonds, flour, honey, and seeds. And with the import of sugar into other parts of Europe, started a revolution in creating new kinds of pastries. France, Italy, and Spain, Switzerland created some of the most amazing pastries that people enjoy all over the world.
The five basic types of pastries are shortcrust pastry, filo pastry, choux pastry, flaky pastry and puff pastry. These pastry types are combined with various ingredients and flavours around the world to create such cultural staples as empanadas in Spain, pain au chocolat in France, samosas in India and spanakopita in Greece.
Other kinds of pastries include croissants, pies, danishes, macarons, eclairs, strudels, pretzels, Tarts and profiteroles.
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