James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Dominique Ansel stopped by the MUNCHIES Test Kitchen to make his signature pastry: the DKA, his take on the Breton pastry known as a kouign-amann, which now outsells the famous Cronut. Recipe excerpted from Everyone Can Bake: Simple Recipes to Master & Mix (Simon & Schuster, April 2020) by Dominique Ansel. That’s when we started calling it the DKA, for Dominique’s Kouign Amann. Famous French pastry chef in the United States, Dominique Ansel imported and first began popularizing the kouign-amann seven years ago.

Top Secret Recipes is a place to find recipes so you can make your favorite restaurant food at home! The recipes work and have been tested in a domestic kitchen since oven temperatures and times are given for standard ovens and fan assisted.
Dear guests, Please note we are OPEN in Soho. A Message From Team DA. The DKA. Proof at room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes. Brown Sugar DKA (“Dominique’s Kouign Amann”) Croissant Chocolate Nutella Swirl Croissant.

That’s when we started calling it the DKA, for Dominique’s Kouign Amann.

James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Dominique Ansel stopped by the Munchies Test Kitchen to make his signature pastry: the DKA, his take on the Breton pastry known as a kouign-amann, which now outsells the famous Cronut.. James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Dominique Ansel stopped by the MUNCHIES Test Kitchen to make his signature pastry: the DKA, his take on the Breton pastry known as a kouign-amann, which now outsells the famous Cronut. The recipes are broken into three sections: easy, intermediate and hard. Our signature item, the DKA (short for “Dominique’s Kouign Amann”), is similar to a caramelized croissant. I actually prefer the DKA to the Cronut. Had we tried it on the first day, I would have made sure we made multiple visits so I could try more cakes and consume about half a dozen of the DKA’s. If you never been to Brittany (or France) and eaten a Kouign Amann, the DKA would be the closest to perfection as you can get. Check out the recipe here: https://vice.video/2XchajB When we opened our doors in 2011, the customers flooded in, and before we knew it, DKAs had sold out everyday for the first six months. Funny enough, a customer informed me one day that DKA also stands for a medical condition for diabetes. Funny enough, a customer informed me one day that DKA also stands for a medical condition for diabetes. “We started offering kouign-amanns at the opening of the store,” he says, referring to his New York bakery, Dominique Ansel Bakery. “It was unknown before. Fold the excess dough into the center of the DKA and press down firmly. A selection of irresistible Flourless Chocolate Pecan Cookies and Chocolate Chunk Cookies. I wake up at like four or five in the morning. 17. All recipes are welcome. Marcona Almond Lavender Croissant Prosciutto & Boursin Croissant. Dominique Ansel’s Kouign Amann (succinctly known as DKA, $5.25) is something pastry dreams are made of.If you never had Kouign Amann think of a buttery, flaky, caramelized croissant except it’s neither of the traditional shape. Proof at room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes. The only banana bread recipe you'll ever need!
We're like the wikileaks of food!