Appetite For Instruction: Voilà: Croissant Lingo

Enjoy this buttery, flaky word list all about the mouth-watering croissant — a favorite pastry at many French or Austrian breakfast tables.
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  1. croissant
    a very rich, flaky, crescent-shaped roll
    She sees Kat sitting at that back table of Essential Baking Company, reading and eating an almond croissant, drinking green tea as Annabelle makes complicated coffee drinks for the other customers. A Heart in a Body in the World
  2. pastry
    any of various baked foods made of dough or batter
    A small bakery, its windows filled with decorated cakes and layered pastries, also did business in the second part of the shopping center. Homecoming
  3. flaky
    made of or easily forming small fragments
    The layered, flaky flatbread is my absolute favorite. Love, Hate & Other Filters
  4. layered
    with one thin piece on top of another
    Cakes layered to impossible heights, pastries lighter than air. The Night Circus
  5. crescent
    having a curved shape that tapers at the ends
    I could see you smile when I gave you my crescent roll at dinner, since I knew they were your favorite. P.S. I Miss You
  6. dough
    a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
    But something had gone wrong—maybe Luke hadn’t used enough yeast, or he’d kneaded the dough too much or too little—and the loaves had turned out flat. Among the Hidden
  7. dessert
    a dish served as the last course of a meal
    For dessert we each get a bowl of grated coconut in really thick syrup. Lucky Broken Girl
  8. gluten
    a protein in wheat and other grains that makes dough elastic
    Wheat flour forms gluten, the protein network that gives bread its chewiness and elasticity.
    – The New York Times
  9. yeast
    a commercial leavening agent used to make bread and beer
    Bakers buy yeast in packets to add to their dough, but there is also wild yeast in the air. The Omnivore's Dilemma
  10. artisanal
    (of a product, food, or drink) made by hand
    Slabs of real smoked salmon, hard-crusted artisanal breads, and a waffle station with every conceivable topping. Scythe
Created on Thu Sep 28 14:38:55 EDT 2023 (updated Thu Dec 07 10:28:17 EST 2023)

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