A device for forming substantially straight, in particular wound, dough pieces into an annular shape, comprising a bending unit for annularly bending the dough piece , the bending unit comprising: - at least one retaining jaw , which is adapted to be brought into contact with the inner side of the dough piece and which forms an opening into the annularly bent dough piece , - and two movably supported shaping jaws , which are adapted to be brought into engagement with the outer side of the dough piece , wherein the dough piece can be annularly bent around the retaining jaw by driving the shaping jaws , - and a lifting device, one shaping jaw being adapted to be lifted by driving the lifting device, and this shaping jaw having provided thereon a projection which, when the shaping jaw is in contact with the dough piece , contacts the lower surface of the dough piece , and the projection being adapted to be lifted by driving the lifting device, so as to lift the end of the dough piece , which rests on the projection , and arrange it on the other end of the dough piece in an overlapping mode, - and a stamp , the overlappingly arranged ends of the annularly bent dough piece being adapted to be pressed against each other between a support and the stamp by driving the stamp , wherein, while being in engagement with the dough piece , the shaping jaw provided with the projection is configured to be displaced along a displacement path section between an initial position and a final position, wherein the projection is configured to be in contact with the lower surface of the dough piece at the initial position, and wherein the projection is configured to be brought out of engagement with the dough piece at the final position, characterized in that the shaping jaws are arranged one above the other at the final position of the displacement path section. - at least one retaining jaw , which is adapted to be brought into contact with the inner side of the dough piece and which forms an opening into the annularly bent dough piece , - and two movably supported shaping jaws , which are adapted to be brought into engagement with the outer side of the dough piece , wherein the dough piece can be annularly bent around the retaining jaw by driving the shaping jaws , - and a lifting device, one shaping jaw being adapted to be lifted by driving the lifting device, and this shaping jaw having provided thereon a projection which, when the shaping jaw is in contact with the dough piece , contacts the lower surface of the dough piece , and the projection being adapted to be lifted by driving the lifting device, so as to lift the end of the dough piece , which rests on the projection , and arrange it on the other end of the dough piece in an overlapping mode, - and a stamp , the overlappingly arranged ends of the annularly bent dough piece being adapted to be pressed against each other between a support and the stamp by driving the stamp , wherein, while being in engagement with the dough piece , the shaping jaw provided with the projection is configured to be displaced along a displacement path section between an initial position and a final position, wherein the projection is configured to be in contact with the lower surface of the dough piece at the initial position, and wherein the projection is configured to be brought out of engagement with the dough piece at the final position, characterized in that the shaping jaws are arranged one above the other at the final position of the displacement path section. <EOS>