Kouign Amann

Name: Kouign Amann
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp instant yeast; 1 ½ tsp salt; 1 cup warm water; 200g unsalted butter, cold; 1 cup sugar; flaky sea salt to sprinkle

A laminated Breton pastry rolled with layers of cold butter and sugar, baked in a hot cast-iron pan until the sugar caramelises into a crackling, salted crust around a soft, buttery interior.

Total time

135 min

Prep

100 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

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Ingredients

3 cupsall-purpose flour

2 tspinstant yeast

1 ½ tspsalt

1 cupwarm water

200gunsalted butter, cold

1 cupsugar

flaky sea saltto sprinkle

Instructions

Make dough; rise 1 hour.

Roll out; place cold butter in centre; fold and roll 3 times.

Roll into circle; place in cast-iron; sprinkle sugar and salt.

Let rest 30 min; bake at 400°F for 30-35 min until deep caramel.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

899

Protein

10.6g

Fat

41.5g

Carbs

122.6g

Fiber

2.9g

Sodium

486mg

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