
ABAISSE A term used in French cookery for a sheet of rolled out pastry. Hence, abaisser means to roll out thin, as for a pastry base. The term abaisse is also used for a biscuit (cookie) or a slice of sponge cake on which a filling such as jam or ream is to be spread.
Source: Larousse Gastronomique
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