Kouign Amann

"Originating in west Brittany, France in the 1860s, the kouign amann (pronounced QUEEN ah-MAHN, from the Breton “kouign” for “cake,” and “amann” for “butter”) has become quite popular among pastry appreciators over the past decade, and is considered by many a home-baker to be the crown jewel of their repertoire. Resembling something like a miniature, folded-up croissant cake, kouign amann are made with luxurious layers of carefully laminated dough, which are slowly baked and steamed to create a captivating, caramelized sugar flavor and phenomenally flaky texture. While wonderfully delicious, it perhaps goes without saying that they can be rather challenging to make at home, such that freshly-baked kouign amann can be difficult to come by. Until today, that is. Because Trader Joe’s Kouign Amann makes savoring a toasty, buttery Kouign Amann with your morning coffee as simple as proof overnight, bake, and enjoy! And since each 11.2-ounce box comes with four Kouign Amann, doing so will cost you about the same as what you might pay for a single pastry at a bakery or café. You’ll find Trader Joe’s Kouign Amann among our other frozen pastry options, through the end of the holiday season."