FRIJE

Instructions

• 1.   Prepare the dough.
• 2.   In a cup, dissolve the yeast in 3 tablespoons of warm water.
• 3.   In a bowl, mix the flour and salt. Make a well in the center and pour the yeast and 10 cl of warm water.
• 4.   Work the dough on a floured surface until it becomes smooth. Let it rise for 3 hours at room temperature.
• 5.   Take the butter out of the refrigerator to soften. Grease a cake pan.
• 6.   Once the dough has tripled in volume, roll it out on a floured surface into a square shape about 1 cm thick.
• 7.   Spread butter on it and sprinkle with sugar up to 3 cm from the edges.
• 8.   Fold the dough in three. Roll it out very thinly with a rolling pin. Fold it in three again. Roll it out into a round shape.
• 9.   Place the dough in the greased cake pan and let it rest for 30 minutes.
• 10.   Preheat the oven to 210°C (thermostat 7).
• 11.   Bake in the oven for 35 minutes. After 10 minutes, baste the cake every 5 minutes with the melted butter.
• 12.   Let it rest for 15 minutes before removing from the pan. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons of sugar. Serve the kouign aman warm.

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