Recently, when we’ve been going back to the North to visit friends & family, we’ve stopped half-way for a comfort break. This generally entails a trip to the loo and a coffee & pastry each.

We often plump for their pecan plaits which make for the perfect, tasty energy boost.

So, with some ready-made, ready rolled pastry sitting in the fridge waiting to be used, I decided to have a go at making my own pecan maple puff pastry plait.

There are lots of tutorials available on YouTube for cutting the pastry and forming the plait – it’s quite easy and straightforward. When it comes to the filling, there’s a good degree of flexibility possible. I went for a combination of pecan & maple with a touch of cinnamon.

The addition of the cinnamon worked fine – however, we both think we might actually prefer the simplicity of the maple & pecan combination alone. There are other options too; incorporating toffee sauces, chocolate, dried fruit and various other types of nut.

There’s all manner of snacks that we enjoy with our coffee, but perhaps nothing beats a crispy, sweet pastry straight from the oven.

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Pecan maple puff pastry plait

2019-12-11 12:55:41

Serves 6

Cook Time

25 min

Cook Time

25 min

Ingredients

1. 200g/7oz pecans
2. 85g/3oz muscovado sugar
3. ¼tsp ground cinnamon
4. 2 tbsp maple syrup
5. 30g/1oz butter, softened
6. 1 pack (320g) pre-made, ready-rolled puff pastry
7. 1 egg, beaten

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Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 200ºC/400ºF/Gas mark 6
2. Finely chop the pecans. I put the pecans into a large mixing bowl and used the butt of my rolling pin. You could also use a large pestle & mortar for the task
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine 150g/5¼oz of the chopped pecans (reserve the remainder to sprinkle over the top of the plait before it goes into the oven), sugar, cinnamon, maple syrup and butter
4. Unroll the pastry onto a large baking sheet (still on its parchment paper)
5. Cut the pastry as shown in the photos (this is a useful video clip to show how it's done [opens in a new tab])
6. Spoon the sweet pecan filling down the centre of the pastry as shown in the photo
7. Fold the pastry as shown (also seen in the previously mentioned video)
8. Brush the top of the plait with some of the beaten egg and sprinkle over the reserved pecans
9. Cook for 20-25 minutes until the pastry has turned golden brown
10. Allow to cool on its tray for at least 10 minutes before slicing and serving

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