Kouign Amann

This kouign-amann recipe by Chef John has layers upon layers of crispy, caramelized pastry for a decadent baked breakfast treat or afternoon snack.

A small group of French pastry chefs aim to preserve the quality and techniques used to make the buttery, flaky and indulgent pastry from Brittany.

Like many others, I first learned about Kouign-Amann from watching the Great British Bake Off (Great British Baking Show), marveling at the complexity and apparent deliciousness of this pastry from…

The sugary, caramelized pastry known as the kouign-amann is not the simplest thing to make—but it's totally worth the effort. Here's our step-by-step guide

Hi everyone, I’m back with another laminated pastry, but this time with cruffins! So before I go assuming you know what I am on about, what are cruffins you might ask? Well, they are a mix of…

Imagine a sticky bun and a croissant put together and you have a delicious Kouign Amann! You will absolutely fall in love with this pastry!

This super easy kouign amann recipe is full of hacks to make it faster and easier...it's a great beginner recipe when you're not used to laminating dough. It's truly the lazy person's kouign amann--French pastries in a few hours (with only an hour of hands-on time)!

The kouign-amann is pronounced "queen a-mahn" and is from Brittany, France. It's like a cross between a croissant and a palmier, with layer after layer of buttery, flaky pastry on the inside, yet caramelized with ever-so-slightly-burnt sugar on the outside.

Flaky, buttery pastry, striated with caramelised sugar and jammy raspberries.

Kouign amann are flaky pastries made using a caramelized pastry dough. I love to fill mine with delicious fillings such as mochi, cookie butter, nutella, and jam!