Description
Lemon Croissant.
We make a variant of the Viennoiserie pastry. Our bakers fill the pastry with fresh cream and lemon spread.
We sprinkle with flaked nuts and then finish by dusting with icing sugar.
Our recipe consists of only the best ingredients.
The origins of the Lemon Croissant
The French word Croissant translated means ‘crescent’, in reference to the shape of the pastry.
As with many pastries, historians debate who really invented the croissant.
While crescent-shaped cakes have been around for over 1500 years, most experts claim that Austrian pastry chef August Zang created the modern croissant at his Viennese bakery in Paris in the mid nineteenth century.
Zang adapted the Kipferl, a crescent yeast bread roll originating in Austria centuries earlier. Kipferl is the German word for crescent.
There are also Islamic origin stories for the croissant.
Some historians claim the Kipferl was invented in 732 AD to celebrate the victory of the Franks over the Umayyad Caliphate.. Others say it was invented to celebrate the victory of the Christians over the Ottomans in Vienna in 1683. The shape of the croissant represents the crescent of Islam.
How do you pronounce ‘Croissant’?
The correct way to pronounce Croissant in English is KWA-SON.
Croissants are a staple of French cuisine and have become a common part of the continental breakfast.
European croissant variants include the Italian Cornetto, the Polish St Martin’s Croissant and Spain’s Xuixo.
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At La Rondine, we also make a more traditional croissant that we fill with Italian patisserie cream. You can buy this product on our website by clicking above.
Croissants can also have other fillings such as chocolate cream. Please call us if you would like another filling.
Our Croissants are available in two sizes; small and large.
If you would like this product on shorter notice than is available online, please call us and we may be able to accommodate you.
Please store our cakes in a refrigerator until they are ready to eat.
We recommend consuming our Italian cream pastries within 48 hours of purchase and our fresh cream pastries within 24 hours of purchase.
We accept no liability for products damaged after you have collected or received your order.
Please note that the colour of a product may differ slightly from its online appearance. This could be due to lighting, computer or phone settings and the products we use.
