Croissant
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A croissant is a Viennoiserie in a crescent shape made from a laminated yeast dough that sits between a bread and a puff pastry.
Croissant Petr Kratochvil
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
Baked croissants
Puff pastry
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Puff pastry, also known as pâte feuilletée, is a light, flaky pastry, its base dough composed of wheat flour and water. Butter or other solid fat is then layered into the dough. The dough is repeatedl
Croissant
…A croissant (; French: ) is a Viennoiserie in a crescent shape made from a laminated yeast dough that sits between a bread and a puff pastry. It is buttery and flaky, inspired by the shape of the Austrian kipferl, but using the Viennoiserie yeast-leavened laminated dough. Croissants are named…
Puff pastry before baking, with layers clearly visible
Spanish pastry in Madrid
A palmier, or "palm leaf", design
Home made puff pastries with sugar