Kouign-Amann – Yas Queen!

The fact that Kouign-Amann (Pronounced “Queen-a-mahn”) accept piece of employment a pop exceptional inward bakeries across America is quite a tribute to only how incredible they actually are, since to stock something that no i tin while or pronounce is mostly considered a retail sales no-no. As you lot may know, I pride myself on mispronouncing things, but fifty-fifty I don’t similar to move corrected yesteryear a salesperson, too their judgmental, I can’t believe you lot only said “kooeegan-aman” look.

Yet, despite the hard name, they’ve thrived for the real uncomplicated argue that this is i of the world’s cracking pastries. Maybe the greatest. I gauge that depends on who you lot verbalise to, but the irresistible combination of sweet, salty, sticky, buttery, crispy, flaky, too tender, is hard to beat.

I gauge you lot could only purchase unopen to frozen puff pasty, or croissant dough, too skip to the terminal step, but dissimilar many of those, the base of operations hither is a fairly lean staff of life dough, which I mean value is i of the secrets. H5N1 richer milk-based dough, which already contains lots of butter too sugar, won’t necessarily furnish the same contrast.

Speaking of secrets, I mean value the existent magic of these is the salt. Apparently the authentic ones are fairly salty, too only equally savory, equally they are sweet, but you lot don’t desire to over produce it. I propose starting amongst less than I telephone band for inward your seasoned saccharide mix, too and thus tasting on a moisture finger to run across where you’re at. Then, add together to a greater extent than until you lot mean value it’s right.

Part of me hopes you lot accept a bakery that does these nearby, thus you lot tin easily gustatory modality them for yourself, but unopen to other role of me hopes you lot don’t, thus you’ll get to brand them. Either way, you’re inward for a huge treat. Enjoy!

Ingredients for 12 Kouign-Amann:

For the dough:

1 loving cup warm water

1 teaspoon dry out active yeast

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon melted unsalted butter

2 1/2 cups staff of life flour, summation to a greater extent than equally needed

1 teaspoon kosher salt

For the seasoned saccharide (mix, taste, too adjust):

2/3 loving cup white sugar

2 teaspoons of body of body of water tabular array salt or kosher tabular array salt (less if you’re using a fine tabular array salt)

For the rest:

8 ounces H2O ice mutual coldness unsalted butter (2 sticks) for the pastry

1 tablespoon melted butter for the muffin pan

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