Earlier this spring, in a large feature about one of the biggest food trends of the year, The New York Times declared that “We Will Never Reach Peak Croissant.” In addition to being downright ...

Master baker Richard Bertinet shares his recipe for Kouign-amann, the challenging French cake featured on The Great British Bake Off I can't help but get the impression that, as more and more series ...

1 cup (200g) granulated sugar, preferably superfine, see notes Notes: This recipe makes 8 pastries. They are large and rich enough to be cut in half for 2 servings each, but you’ll probably want a ...

“When I make something, it’s important for me to have a connection to it,” says pastry chef Melissa Weller. So when she started making kouign amann this year for Philadelphia's Walnut Street Café, the ...

We’ll be honest: Making kouign amann pastries requires good butter, a willingness to use more sugar than you thought possible, some forethought and a positive attitude about steps. Yet given how the ...

The kouign amann is not actually Dominique Ansel's invention -- though he is said to make the best available in New York City (so if you live in the area, you might want to brave the cronut lines to ...

Derived from the Breton words for butter and cake, kouign-amann (pronounced kween ah-MON) is capable of captivating at first bite. Imagine something akin to the much-hyped hybrid known to us as a ...

With the Olympics about to begin in Paris, if you can't be there in person, you might wish to indulge in a traditional French treat. Kouign Amann is a delicious pastry originally from Brittany. This ...

Kouign-amann by Bonappetit.com. The Great British Bake Off had a first this week (Wednesday, September 17) - the contestants were making a bake none of them heard seen, tasted or even heard of. The ...

Note: This recipe needs to be started in advance. Make the dough the night before so it can chill thoroughly. Unlike many baked goods, kouign amann are made with salted butter. The day before you plan ...