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Kouign-Amann

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Prep time
180 min
Portions
1
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
293 kcal
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Nutrition

Per portion

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293
kcal
Carbs
51g
Protein
4g
Fat
8g
Ingredients

For 1 portion

  • Wheat flour
    35 g
  • Yeast fresh
    1 g
  • Water 20 ml lukewarm
    as needed
  • Iodized salt
    ¼ tsp
  • Butter 25 g cold
    as needed
  • Sugar
    25 g
  • Iodized salt
    1 pinch
Method

Step by step

  1. 1

    Knead flour, yeast, water and salt into smooth dough, let rise 1 hour.

  2. 2

    Roll dough into a square.

  3. 3

    Beat cold butter flat between parchment paper, place on dough.

  4. 4

    Fold dough around butter like an envelope.

  5. 5

    Roll dough into rectangle, sprinkle with 1/3 sugar.

  6. 6

    Tour: fold in thirds, roll out, sprinkle with sugar, chill.

  7. 7

    Repeat steps 5+6 two times.

  8. 8

    Finally cut dough into squares, fold corners to center.

  9. 9

    Place in greased molds, let rise 30 minutes.

  10. 10

    Bake at 200°C 30 minutes until golden brown and caramelized, remove from molds immediately.

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