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Grains are small,hard,dry seeds,with or without attached hulls or fruit layers,harvested for human or animal consumption.Agronomists also call the plants producing such seeds “grain crops”.The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals such as wheat and rye,and legumes such as beans and soybeans.Ubiquity of grain as a food source encouraged use of the term to describe other particles with volume or mass similar to an individual seed.

Pastry is a dough of flour,water and shortening that may be savoury or sweetened.Sweetened pastries are often described as bakers’ confectionery.The word “pastries” suggests many kinds of baked products made from ingredients such as flour,sugar,milk,butter,shortening,baking powder,and eggs.Small tarts and other sweet baked products are called pastries.Common pastry dishes include pies,tarts,quiches and pasties.