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.
These 10 animal facts will amaze you. Sfogliatelle is a kind of ridged Italian pastry made out of a dough quite similar to phyllo dough and stuffed with sweet, creamy filling. The name itself means multiple layers or multiple leaves in Italian, a reference to the look of the pastry after it has been baked.uring the baking process, the dough that is used to make sfogliatelle separates, creating this appearance. As with most types of Italian cuisine, there are numerous regional variations on this pastry.