About the Recipe
This quick pecan pastry is filled with a maple syrup-sweetened nut mixture and topped with a maple-flavored glaze.
Maple Pecan Twist
This quick pecan pastry is filled with a maple syrup sweetened nut mixture and topped with a maple-flavored glaze.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
FILLING
- 1 1/3 cups finely chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
DOUGH
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold butter
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
GLAZE
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 3 to 4 teaspoons milk
Instructions
Step 1
- Heat oven to 450°F. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
Step 2
- Combine all filling ingredients in bowl; set aside.
Step 3
- Combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in another bowl. Cut in 1/2 cup butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Step 4
- Whisk sour cream, 1/4 cup milk and egg together in another bowl until smooth. Stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture just until dough forms.
Step 5
- Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead 12 to 15 times. Roll out dough, on prepared baking sheet into 15x12-inch rectangle. Brush with melted butter; sprinkle filling over half the length of dough to within 1 inch of edges. Fold dough over filling; cut dough into 15 (1-inch) strips. Twist strips about three times; press ends onto sheet.
Step 6
- Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet; remove to cooling rack.
Step 7
- Combine all glaze ingredients in bowl; mix well. Drizzle over twists.