Recipes · French · Bakery
Kouign-Amann
One serving has 476 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (39%), selenium (33%), vitamin A (29%), niacin (26%), riboflavin (25%) and folate (24%). Ready in 97 minutes.
- Preparation: 75 min
- Cooking: 22 min
- Makes: 1 serving (126 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, gluten
Ingredients
- 45 g Flour, bread (strong)
- 30 g Butter, unsalted
- 25 g Sugar
- 25 g Water
- 0.6 g Yeast, active dry
- 0.6 g Salt
Method
- Make a simple yeasted dough with the flour, water, yeast and salt; knead until smooth, then rest 30 minutes.
- Roll out and enclose the butter as for croissants, then fold in half the sugar during the lamination turns.
- Roll the laminated dough out, sprinkle with the remaining sugar, and fold into a small square packet, tucking the edges under.
- Prove for 45 minutes, then bake in a buttered, sugared muffin tin at 220°C (425°F) for 20-25 minutes until deeply caramelized and burnished on top.
- Cool briefly on a rack, the caramel will be very hot, before eating.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 476 kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 57.9 g | |
| Water | 35.9 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.2 g | 4% |
| Protein | 5.9 g | 12% |
| Tryptophan | 0.07 g | |
| Threonine | 0.17 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.23 g | |
| Leucine | 0.42 g | |
| Lysine | 0.14 g | |
| Methionine | 0.1 g | |
| Cystine | 0.13 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.29 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.17 g | |
| Valine | 0.26 g | |
| Histidine | 0.13 g | |
| Fat | 25.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.86 g | |
| Saturated | 15.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 64.5 mg | |
| Calcium | 15.3 mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.09 mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2 mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 12.4 mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.36 mg | 20% |
| Phosphorus | 54.7 mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 58.5 mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 18.4 µg | 33% |
| Sodium | 238 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.46 mg | 6% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.43 mg | 39% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.27 mg | 25% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.6 mg | 26% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.31 mg | 6% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.03 mg | 2% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 97.3 µg | 24% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.05 µg | 2% |
| Choline | 10.5 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 205 µg | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.88 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 2.2 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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