MAPLE PECAN PLAITS
Easy maple pecan plaits pastries are so decadent and delicious, that you want to make your own. These are the best maple treats with a fresh cup of coffee on Sunday afternoon. Impress your family with this simple recipe, made only with puff pastry sheets and easy maple pecan filling.
Servings: 8 pieces
Ingredients
Maple & pecan filling
- 1 lb ( 500 g) Puff pastry dough frozen
- ¼ cup (50 g) brown sugar
- ½ cup (40 g) unsalted butter
- 1 cup (120 g) pecans chopped
- 3 ½ tablespoons (40 g) whipping cream (heavy cream)
- 1 egg yolk
- 7 tablespoons (80 g) maple syrup
- 1 whole egg beaten
- 2 tablespoon pecans chopped
Instructions
Maple & pecan filling
- To make the filling, combine maple syrup, sugar, butter, whipping cream and egg yolk in a small saucepan. Bring to a light boil and let it simmer for 5 minutes, or until it thickens. Take the saucepan off the heat and stir in the chopped pecans. Leave this mixture to cool completely on the kitchen counter or place it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Assembling the puff pastry
- Preheat the oven to 180 C / 355 F, rack in the middle position. Take a pre-rolled puff pastry dough and cut it in half. Take the first dough and place it on parchment paper. Roll it out into 2-3 millimeters (1/4") of thickness. It will be very thin. Approximately long 30 cm x 30 cm (12"x12") rectangle.
- Cut the dough in 4 equal rectangles, approximately 6" x 6" (15 cm x 15 cm). Take the maple pecan filling and spoon 2-3 tablespoons in the center third of the puff pastry, leaving a space on top and the bottom. Use a sharp knife or pizza cutter, to slice diagonal slits, leaving little space in between the filling and the cuts. Fold the pastry slits inwards, overlapping each other. Tuck the top and bottom of puff pastry in. Repeat with the second puff pastry dough.
- Place the first four pastries with parchment paper on a baking sheet and brush the tops with beaten egg and sprinkle with pecans. Bake in preheated oven for 18–20 minutes, or until golden brown. Repeat the baking process with the second batch of pastries and leave them to cool on a wire rack.