Origin of "The French Croissant" The origin of the Croissant dates back to 1683 in Vienna, Austria, a time when the Austro-Hungarian empire was at war with the Turkish Empire. As history goes, the Turkish army was looking to enter the besieged city of Vienna through tunnels which were being dug under the fortification. But the Turks did not realise that there was a bakery in the basement near the walls, and the noise of digging had alerted the bakers working down there who had informed the Austro-Hungarian army of the approaching Turks ultimately resulting in the defeat of the Turkish army. In celebration of the victory, the bakers created a small roll in yeast-leavened sweet dough. The roll was made in the form of the crescent moon; the emblem that still appears on the Turkish flag, and thus the 'Croissant' was born. From its origins until about 1920, the so called Vienna croissant was made from un-laminated, non-flaky, yeast-raised sweet dough. Around t...
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