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 ...

In the world of French baking, the kouign-amann is often lauded as the most luxurious pastry. If you love a good croissant, with all its buttery, flaky and honeycomb show, think of the kouign-amann as ...

Although Ti Kouz has stopped serving krampouz, Bay Area eaters are still struggling to pronounce Breton words thanks to Starter Bakery. Its signature pastry, the kouign amman (queen ah-mahn), is a ...

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A regional French cousin of the croissant from Brittany, crackling with caramelized sugar, may be the next big thing in the world of flaky pastry. And though fairly rare outside of France, they can be ...

Drink Now: Boozy Milkshakes Eat This Now: Bay Area’s best avocado toast Kouign amann is a round, crusty Breton cake made with laminated dough — thin layers of viennoiserie separated by butter and ...

Belinda Leong's kouign-amann, a Breton cake made of layers of butter and sugar-slathered pastry dough baked up into a delicate celebration of caramelization and custard, had the potential to be this ...

When it comes to breakfast, I'm usually a spartan coffee-and-fruit kind of gal. But every once in a while, I like to make the weekend special by splurging on something a little decadent, something I ...