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  • noun Plural form of pithivier.

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  • We baked the pithiviers and apple turnovers, so now I have made puff pastry.

    Archive 2005-07-01 Emma Goldman 2005

  • We baked the pithiviers and apple turnovers, so now I have made puff pastry.

    Wafflemania Emma Goldman 2005

  • Plates of golden-domed pithiviers follow, their buttery, flaky crusts filled with slow-cooked hare seasoned with juniper.

    The Age News Headlines 2010

  • Proceedings come to a pleasing conclusion with apple pithiviers and cinnamon crème anglaise.

    The Guardian World News 2009

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  • A French "cake" composed of an almond cream (frangipane) encased between two puff pastry rounds. It takes its name from its town of origin.

    July 13, 2009