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Kouign-Amann: Flaky Breton Butter Cake with Caramelized Sugar Crust

Kouign-Amann is the glorious Breton pastry that turns humble bread dough, cold butter, and sugar into something extraordinary: shatteringly crisp, caramel-lacquered layers with a pillowy, tender crumb. Once you pull this golden beauty from the oven, still sizzling in its pan, you will understand why Brittany has been obsessed with it since 1860.

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