A croissant is a Viennoiserie in a crescent shape made from a laminated yeast dough that sits between a bread and a puff pastry.
The original Boulangerie Viennoise in 1909 (when it was owned by Philibert Jacquet). The bakery proper is at left and its tea salon at right.
A kipferl, a precursor to croissants
Dough is a malleable, sometimes elastic paste most commonly made from flour or meal. Dough is typically made by mixing flour with a small amount of water or other liquid, and sometimes includes yeast,
Freshly mixed dough in the bowl of a stand mixer
A statue of a servant kneading dough, from Egypt, Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, c. 2494–2345 BCE
A laminated dough prepared to make a flaky South Asian flatbread known as paratha
Yeast bread dough after kneading, before rising