Kouign-amann, the most rustic and addictive caramel butter cake from Brittany, France! The Breton name means 'butter cake.' Yeasted dough folded with butter and sugar, then baked until caramel forms on the outside — crispy caramelized layers on the outside with a soft, brioche-like inside. A cake born from accident and imperfection.
🧂 Ingredients
🍽️ Servings: 8
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- 350g high-protein bread flour
- 7g instant yeast
- 200ml warm water
- 8g salt
- Lamination: 200g high-quality cold unsalted butter
- 150g granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp fleur de sel or coarse sea salt
- Butter for greasing the pan
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👩🍳 Instructions
- 1 Dissolve the yeast in warm water and let sit for 10 minutes
- 2 Combine the flour and salt, then add the yeast mixture
- 3 Knead for at least 10 minutes until smooth and elastic
- 4 Cover and let ferment for 1 hour at room temperature
- 5 Flatten the cold butter into a square
- 6 Roll out the dough and wrap the butter inside like an envelope
- 7 Roll out and do a letter fold (fold into 3), then refrigerate for 30 minutes
- 8 Repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 rounds of folding
- 9 Roll out the final dough into a circle or square about 1 cm thick
- 10 Sprinkle granulated sugar over the surface and press lightly
- 11 Fold the dough into thirds or fourths, then sprinkle with more sugar
- 12 Transfer to a 24 cm round pan that has been greased with butter and sprinkled with sugar
- 13 Let rise for 45 minutes
- 14 Bake at 190°C (375°F) for 35-40 minutes until caramelized and the surface is a glossy dark brown
- 15 Turn out IMMEDIATELY from the hot pan onto a rack
- 16 Let cool for 15 minutes, then serve warm
💡 Tips
• Turn it out of the pan IMMEDIATELY after baking — caramel that hardens in the pan won't come loose
• The sugar in the pan is the key to a crispy caramelized bottom that won't stick to the pan
• Kouign-amann is best eaten warm, while the caramel is still a little oozy and crispy
📊 Nutrition Facts / serving
445
Calories (kcal)
6g
Protein
22g
Fat
58g
Carbs
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