hot water crust

noun

A kind of pastry used for savory pies, made by melting fat in water before adding the flour.

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Meanings

nounhot water crust (countable and uncountable, plural hot water crusts)

plural hot water crusts

  1. countableuncountableA kind of pastry used for savory pies, made by melting fat in water before adding the flour.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hot water pastry
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APA

hot water crust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20water%20crust

MLA

“hot water crust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20water%20crust. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hot water crust,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20water%20crust.

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