Pastry blender

A pastry blender is a kitchen tool used to mix a hard (solid) fat into flour in order to make pastries.^[1] The tool is usually made of narrow metal strips or wires attached to a handle, and is used by pressing down on the items to be mixed (known as "cutting in"). It is also used to break these fats (shortening, butter, lard) into smaller pieces.

Alternatives

There are several alternatives to using a pastry blender. One is to work the fat into the flour with the fingertips, though this requires having a good "touch" and knowing just how lightly to work the fat into the flour without melting it.^[1] Another is to use two table knives like a pair of scissors, one knife in each hand. A third is to use a food processor.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Franke, Sharon. "Pastry Blenders". Best-Tested Pie-Making Tools. Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 22 February 2011.

Pastries • List of pastries

Types	Choux pastry Flaky pastry Puff pastry Shortcrust pastry Filo pastry Hot water crust pastry Pan dulce

General	Alexandertorte Allerheiligenstriezel Apple strudel Azerbaijani pakhlava Bakewell pudding Baklava Bakpia Bakpia Pathok Bamiyeh Bánh pía Banitsa Banket Bear claw BeaverTails Belekoy Belokranjska povitica Bethmännchen Bierock Birnbrot Bizcocho Blachindla Börek Bougatsa Boyoz Briouat Bruttiboni Bundevara Chorley cake Cinnamon roll Coca Coulibiac Coussin de Lyon Cream horn Cremeschnitte Croline Cronut Cruller Cuban pastry Curry beef triangle Dabby-Doughs Danish pastry Eccles cake Empanada Ensaïmada Fa gao Fazuelos Fig roll Fish-shaped pastry Flaó Flia Flies graveyard Franzbrötchen Gâteau Basque Gibanica Gözleme Gundain Gustavus Adolphus pastry Gyeongju bread Haddekuche Haitian patty Hellimli Heong Peng Huff paste Inipit Jachnun Jalebi Kalács Kanafeh Kitchener bun Klobasnek Knieküchle Koloocheh and Masgati Kringle Kroštule Kürtőskalács Lattice Leipziger Lerche London Cheesecake Lukhmi Ma'amoul Makroudh Malsouka Mandelkubb Mantecadas Marillenknödel Mekitsa Miguelitos Milhoja Milk-cream strudel Moorkop Mouna Nǎiyóu sū bǐng Öçpoçmaq Otap Pain à la grecque Pan dulce Papanași Pastel Pastizz Pasty Pastry heart Pâté chaud Peremech Piaya Pie tee Pineapple cake Pionono Pirog Pirozhki Plăcintă Pop-Tarts Prekmurska gibanica Pretzel Profiterole Punsch-roll Punschkrapfen Qottab Quesito Rab cake Remonce Reuzenbol Roti tissue Roze koek Runeberg torte Runza Sad cake Schaumrolle Schnecken Schneeball Schuxen Semla Şöbiyet Sou Spanisch Brötli Spritzkuchen Streusel Strudel Stutenkerl Sufganiyah Sutarfeni Sweetheart cake Tahini roll Toast'em Pop Ups Toaster pastry Toaster Strudel Tompouce Torpedo dessert Tortell Tortita negra Tu Turnover Uštipci Vatrushka Veka Vetkoek Yurla Zeeuwse bolus Žemlovka

Poppy seed	Chatti Pathiri Hamantash Kifli Kolach Kołacz Kūčiukai Međimurska gibanica Nunt Nut roll Poppy seed roll Prekmurska gibanica Rugelach

Chinese	Chasan Marry girl cake Masan Mooncake Paper wrapped cake

French	Angel wings Beignet Bichon au citron Biscuit rose de Reims Broyé poitevin Canelé Chouquette Choux pastry Conversation tart Croissant Croquembouche Croustade Éclair Financier Jésuite Ladyfinger Macaron Madeleine Mille-feuille Nun's puffs Pain au chocolat Pain aux raisins Palmier Paris–Brest Puits d'amour Religieuse St. Honoré cake Tuile Viennoiserie Vol-au-vent

Greek	Bougatsa Filo Galaktoboureko Kasseropita Koulourakia Spanakopita Tiropita

Iranian	Gosh-e Fil Koloocheh and Masgati Sohan Asali

Italian	Baicoli Biscotti Biscotti Regina Bocconotto Bombolone Cannoli Ciarduna Crocetta of Caltanissetta Florentine biscuit Frittole Ladyfinger Pandoro Pevarini Pignolata Pignolo Pizzelle Sfogliatella Struffoli Torta caprese Zeppole Zippuli

Swiss	Blue cake Bündner Nusstorte Carac Cholera

Turkish	Bülbül yuvası Güllaç Kalburabastı Lady's navel Qurabiya Saray helva Şekerpare Sütlü Nuriye Torpedo dessert

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Pastry blender

Alternatives

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