Pastry:
Pastry is made of the flour and fat along with little water. It includes the various kinds of baked products which is made from the ingredients such as flour, sugar, milk, butter, shortening, baking powder, and eggs. There are 374 calories per 100 grams
Bread:
Bread is a baked food which is made from the dough which is made from the flour and water. It is baked in an oven. Bread is used to make sandwiches as well as toast. The two main types of bread are: Leavened bread and unleavened flat bread. There are 289 calories per 100 grams.
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) |
A dough of flour, fat, and water, used as a base and covering in baked dishes such as pies. | A thick, malleable mixture of flour and liquid, used for baking into bread or pastry. |
| Synonyms | Cake, doughnut, phyllo, pie and croissant | Feed, fare, nourishment, nutriment and diet |
| Antonyms | Starvation and deprivation | |
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| History | The European tradition of pastry-making is often traced back to the shortcrust era of flaky doughs that were in use throughout the Mediterranean in ancient times. | The history of bread goes back at least 30,000 years. The first bread produced was probably cooked versions of a grain-paste, made from roasted and ground cereal grains and water, and may have been developed by accidental cooking or deliberate experimentation with water and grain flour. |
| Word origin | It was originated from Late Middle English (as a collective term): from paste, influenced by Old French pastaierie | It was originated from Old English dāg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch deeg and German Teig, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘smear, knead’ |
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