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How to bake a sourdough Kouign Amann?

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lilae

How to bake a sourdough Kouign Amann?

Hi TFLers!

I have been following some sourdough recipe posters on here for a while and trying to create a sourdough loaf! I've only baked bricks so far, but I'm working on it! I just started a san francisco sourdough starter 3 weeks ago, so it is still quite immature.

Now my questions is how can you bake a sourdough Kouign Amann? A friend showed me a pic and I'm dying to try and make it with sourdough! I think the flavors would be outstanding with sea salt and brown sugar together!

Now there is only 1 recipe online that is made with sourdough, however it doesn't look quite as impressive as the non-sourdough recipes below. 

 

Sourdough Kouign Amann recipe:

http://panaminthandmade.squarespace.com/blog/2013/4/8/kouign-amann-old-fashioned-breton-cake.html

 

Dry Yeast Kouign Amann recipes:

- http://highheelgourmet.com/2014/07/26/the-buttery-yummy-case-of-the-kouign-amann-and-kouignette/

- http://www.gbakes.com/2012/10/the-queen-of-maple-maple-kouign-amann.html

- http://www.chefsteps.com/activities/kouign-amann--2

 

Is someone who is an accomplished sourdough baker be able to try this out and convert the recipe?

I'm hoping txfarmer will find this post and try her hand at this delicious looking pastry!

Thank you! :)

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sunyfun

You might use the following link as a guide for baking kouign amann using a sourdough starter:

http://sourdough.com/recipes/kouign-amann-breton-cake

The link within the  link : http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2005/08/long-live-the-k/ has the most wonderful recipe and also has some related links with even more buttery goodness.

Make it using dry yeast before attempting using a starter--I'm sure that it will taste wonderful without the starter.