Kouglof

A few years ago, around Christmas, I made a kouglof and lightened the recipe a little for breakfasts… I liked it so much that I’ve made almost one a week ever since. The recipe is inspired by the one on La Cuisine de Bernard. If you go to his site, you can follow every step. I find his recipe works well if you’re taking a kouglof to work to celebrate (or not) an occasion, or for an invitation to *le goûter* (the afternoon snack)..If you make one every week for breakfast, you can cut down the sugar and fat but add dried fruit for the useful calories… the ones that keep you going till noon ^^

Preparation 45 min
Cooking 45 min
Servings serves 6 to 8
Difficulty Accessible
Seasons & months
Recette de kouglof facile, léger, dessert Alsacien, Noël, Kilomètre-0, blog de cuisine, circuits courts, saison

Preparation

And to go with it at breakfast!

A yoghurt with a homemade red-berry coulis!

  1. Step 1

    Whisk the eggs, the vanilla sugar, the salt and 10 cl of milk.

    Kouglof : étape 1 — Battez au fouet les oeufs, le sucre vanillé, le sel et 10 cl de lait.
  2. Step 2

    Add the sifted flour. Heat 10 cl of milk in the microwave for 20 seconds and dissolve the packet of baker’s yeast in it. Add it to the flour and knead for 15 minutes.

    Kouglof : étape 2 — Ajoutez la farine tamisée.
  3. Step 3

    Meanwhile, soak the raisins in the rum (or kirsch) and cut the soft butter into small pieces. After the 15 minutes, add the raisins and butter to the dough and carry on kneading (or let the mixer knead) for 15 minutes.

    Kouglof : étape 3 — Pendant ce temps, faites tremper les raisins secs dans le rhum (ou le kirsch) et coupez le beurre…
  4. Step 4

    Melt some butter in the kouglof mould (earthenware if possible), brush it round and put two handfuls of almonds in the bottom of the mould.

    Kouglof : étape 4 — Faites fondre du beurre dans le moule à kouglof ( en terre si possible), l'étalez au pinceau et…
  5. Step 5

    Pour the dough into the mould and let it rise under a cloth for a few hours in a warm, draught-free spot. When it’s well risen, bake it for 45 minutes at 165 °C.

    Kouglof : étape 5 — Versez la pâte dans le moule et laissez la lever sous un linge pendant quelques heures dans un…
Nutritional values per serving
Recette pour 1 personne
Calories
359
kcal
Protein
4,7
grams
Carbohydrates
39,9
grams
Fat
19,7
grams
Fibre
1,2
grams
Estimated values, calculated automatically from the ingredients' nutritional data.

Recipe by

Martine Pineau

Published on 20 juin 2026 All my recipes

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