Kouign amann

Kouign - Hamann [ kwinja'mɑn, ː ] is a cake, a local specialty from Brittany, where it is offered in many bakeries / pastry shops.

It is a kind of multi-layered crepe, which consists of alternating layers of brioche dough, butter and sugar. The layers are pressed together to form a thick cake ( horizontally stacked ), which is then baked slowly until the sugar caramel. The size of the cake can vary - for 4 to 12 people. But he will also manufactured as a cupcake for a person, then wrapped as a rolling pin, which is cut into slices and baked. There are also variations with apple filling or chocolate filling. Because of the high proportion of butter it is very high in calories (200 g salted butter 250 g flour, 150 g of powdered sugar and 7 g of yeast). The whole cake has a thick crusty surface that is strong caramelized.

Kouign - amann is a specialty of the town Douarnenez in Finistère, where it originated in 1865. The name comes from the Breton word for cake (, kouign ') and butter (, amann '), so simply means butter cake.