Kouign amann

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Kouign amann is a Breton cake. It is a galette, a kind of multilayer crêpe, made with multiple layers of alternating brioche dough, butter, and sugar. The layers are pressed together into a thick cake that is slowly baked until the sugar carmelizes. The name derives from the Breton words for cake ("kouign") and butter ("amann"). Kouign amann is a speciality of the village of Douarnenez in Finistère, where it originated in 1865.

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• Kouign amann: some history (in French).
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