List of pastries

Some dishes, such as pies, are made of a pastry casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savory ingredients.

The classical period of ancient Greece and Rome had pastries made with almonds, flour, honey, and seeds.

The introduction of sugar into European cookery resulted in a large variety of new pastry recipes in France, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland.

[citation needed] The greatest innovator was Marie-Antoine Carême who perfected puff pastry and developed elaborate designs of pâtisserie.

The same type of deep-fried bun is a traditional pastry in German speaking countries and has diverse names.