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.

Kouign-Amann
Photo: Haltopub, Public domain · source
  • 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

  1. Make a simple yeasted dough with the flour, water, yeast and salt; knead until smooth, then rest 30 minutes.
  2. Roll out and enclose the butter as for croissants, then fold in half the sugar during the lamination turns.
  3. Roll the laminated dough out, sprinkle with the remaining sugar, and fold into a small square packet, tucking the edges under.
  4. 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.
  5. Cool briefly on a rack, the caramel will be very hot, before eating.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy476 kcal22%
Carbohydrates57.9 g
Water35.9 mL
Fiber1.2 g4%
Protein5.9 g12%
Tryptophan0.07 g
Threonine0.17 g
Isoleucine0.23 g
Leucine0.42 g
Lysine0.14 g
Methionine0.1 g
Cystine0.13 g
Phenylalanine0.29 g
Tyrosine0.17 g
Valine0.26 g
Histidine0.13 g
Fat25.1 g
Monounsaturated7.1 g
Polyunsaturated1.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.86 g
Saturated15.3 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol64.5 mg
Calcium15.3 mg2%
Copper0.09 mg10%
Iron2 mg11%
Magnesium12.4 mg4%
Manganese0.36 mg20%
Phosphorus54.7 mg8%
Potassium58.5 mg1%
Selenium18.4 µg33%
Sodium238 mg
Zinc0.46 mg6%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.43 mg39%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.27 mg25%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.6 mg26%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.31 mg6%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.03 mg2%
Folate (vitamin B9)97.3 µg24%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.05 µg2%
Choline10.5 mg2%
Vitamin A205 µg29%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.88 mg6%
Vitamin K2.2 µg2%

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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