viennoiserie

[vee-uhn-wahz-uh-ree, vee-uhn-wahz-uh-ree]

noun

1. a category of fine baked goods, such as profiteroles, croissants, brioches, or any single item in this category, made with puff pastry or with yeast-leavened bread dough that is rich in butter, cream, and eggs.

2. a baked item belonging to this category.

Example Sentences

He grew Clark Street from a homespun sourdough-bread operation to a modern viennoiserie and then a full cafe — first with a stall in Grand Central Market, then expanding to two locations in Echo Park and another in Brentwood.

From Los Angeles Times

In mid-July, Dominique Ansel, the inventive pastry chef best known for the Cronut, will be opening a kitchen and store specializing in viennoiserie, a category of pastries that includes croissants, brioches and kouign-amann.

From New York Times

Edan Leshnick, pastry and viennoiserie manager at New York City–based Breads Bakery, tells Slate writer Violet Kim that a baking stone will help you to “get a really nice crust and oven spring.”

From Slate

Raspberry-pistachio kouign amann tops the list: It shatters while revealing its sweet, soft heart; a Leonard Cohen song rendered in viennoiserie.

From Los Angeles Times

A 12-person baking team and 19-person pastry team produce hundreds of fresh loaves, viennoiserie, cakes, tarts and cookies every day.

From Los Angeles Times