4. capable of acting for oneself or on one's own: a very independent little girl. 5. providing a large unearned sum towards one's support (esp in the phrases independent income, independent means). 6. living on an unearned income. 7. (Mathematics) maths (of a system of equations) not linearly dependent.
Puff pastry. The light, flaky, buttery stuff of apple turnovers, beef Wellington, and, of course, the most epic waffles you'll ever eat. It all starts with an unleavened dough of flour, water, salt, and butter, which is rolled out and spread with fat (usually more butter). It's folded, or laminated in baker's speak, until the paper-thin layers number in the hundredsâhence the classic French mille-feuille, or one-thousand sheets. Yup.
What Is Pastry? By definition, pastry is a dough made of flour, water and fat. There are a number of different types of pastry. For the most part, they rely on the same basic ingredients with small variations in them, as well as variations in the method required to make them. Pastry is notoriously persnickety and usually requires exact measurements and precise handing in order to turn out well.