Easy Kouign-Amann Cake (Breton Butter Cake)

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Full Recipe

https://www.foodandwine.com/simple-kouign-amann-cake-11933038

Author

Jeffrey Alford | 2026-03-25

Description

Kouign-amann, a classic cake from Brittany, is made with bread dough and butter and has a caramelized sugar top. Food writers Naomi Duguid and Jeffrey Alford's brilliant version is prepared with store-bought bread or pizza dough, and we named it one of our 40 best recipes in 2018.