pastiness

The two evils to be avoided in baking are, hardness on the one hand, and pastiness on the other.

For when it is dry 'tis foul dust in your eye, and when moist mere malodorous pastiness.

Mix well, but not to pastiness, adding more crumbs or liquid as required to make a rather soft mixture.

Cigarettes and late hours may have given him a touch of pastiness.