Breton Butter Cake Recipe
This Breton butter cake recipe features a rich, yeast-risen cake made in the puff pastry method. Kouign amann.
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- Serves: 8 persons
Ingredients
- 1ounce yeast (instant dry)
- 1teaspoon sugar (granulated)
- 1 ¼cups sugar (granulated)
- ¾cup water (lukewarm)
- 4cups flour (all-purpose)
- 1cup butter (cold, salted)
- 1egg yolk (beaten)
Instructions
Step 1
Sprinkle the yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar over the warm water and allow the yeast to dissolve for 5 minutes. Stir the flour into the yeast mixture until it forms a smooth, thick dough.Step 2
On a lightly floured surface, roll and stretch the dough into a large rectangle, about 9-inches by 13-inches. Dot the surface with 1/4 cup of the cold butter and sprinkle it with 1/4 cup of sugar. Fold the dough into quarters. Repeat the rolling and folding process again, three times.Step 3
Preheat an oven to 350F. Once the dough is folded into quarters the last time, fit it into a greased 9-inch round baking pan. Brush the surface of the dough with the egg yolk, sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar, and bake it for 25 to 30 minutes, until it turns golden brown.Step 4
Allow the butter cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, run a thin, offset spatula or knife around the edges of the cake, and remove the cake from the baking pan. Serve the cake warm with berries or cream.