It’s another snowy, ice rain kind of day here in Ontario. I sure hope Winter will not stick around for too much longer ;))
In Switzerland you will find a pastry called Nusschnecken, a cinnamon bun style pastry filled with ground hazelnuts or almonds and are pretty flat compared to a traditional cinnamon bun. I think this is the first time I’ve tried copying the shape and I really liked how it turned out. Filled with ground pecans, maple syrup, orange zest and a touch of cinnamon-so good!
Maple Pecan Cinnamon Swirls
Ingredients:
- 400 g white spelt flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp quick instant yeast
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 80 g butter, melted (+ 80 g melted butter for brushing dough)
- 250 ml warm milk
Filling:
- 300 g ground pecans
- 5 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 organic orange, zest only
- 200 ml milk
-For dough: In a large mixing bowl or your standard mixer, combine flour, salt and yeast, add melted butter, honey and warm milk. Knead to form a soft dough. Cover and let rise at room temperature for about 1 hour or double in size.
-For filling: Mix all ingredients together, set aside.
-Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
-On a floured surface roll dough out thinly into a large rectangle. Brush with the melted butter, ( leave some for brushing the swirls before baking). Spread the filling evenly onto dough. Starting from the longer side, roll dough up tightly. Cut into 2 cm thin swirls/buns. Lay onto prepared baking sheets, leaving some space between. Brush with remaining melted butter, let rise another 15 minutes. Bake in preheated 350F/180C oven for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
-I brushed the warm swirls with a maple butter and orange icing. You can use a regular icing if desired (icing sugar and orange juice).
-Makes about 25 swirls.
-Ground hazelnuts, almonds, or walnuts can be used instead of pecans.
Have a wonderful week!
Ursula
Those look really tempting
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Thank you!😊
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They do look delicious. They are the kind I’d cut into quarters aiming to eat only a little bit but would find myself not only eating a whole one but most of the tray in one sitting.
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Thank you! Lol, I made these a bit smaller, but after one I definitely had to walk away.😉
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These look so very delicious. Love the combination of pecans and maple.
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Thank you Ronit! 😊
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YUM!!!!!!
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Thank you!😊
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Definitely a winner recipe 👌
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Thank you Jyo!😊
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Wow! Lovely swirls! Nice to find all these swirls uniformly sized and shaped.
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Thank you Megala!😊
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Wonderful. I love the flavors in these!
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Thank you Mimi!😊
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Such a wholesome treat! I need to make these soon!
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Thank you Annika! I hope you’ll like it!😊
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They look so delicious—Ursula, when I read your “About” page it sounded so much like mine in so many ways. Because of autoimmune issues I too had to make similar changes. It’s amazing what certain foods will do to the body.
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Thank you so much! Yes, it is really amazing, I am glad to hear you were also able to see the wonderful differences it can make with food! Love it!💖
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Oh yes, eating healthy is a much better way to go.
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😊
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They look so professional and perfect .lovely share Ursula!
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Thank you so much! xo
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You are such an artist! These look amazing!
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Thank you so much Diane!😊
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