Pastry or pastry dough can be savory or sweet and is basically made from flour, water and a shortening, such as butter or lard. Other ingredients like sugar, eggs, milk or ingredients for leavening may be added. These additions ultimately determine what kind of pastry dough it will become.
Some types of pastries are:
Shortcrust pastry
Flaky pastry
Puff pastry
Choux pastry
Phillo of filo pastry
Hot water crust pasty