Ingredients
Scale
- 500 g freshly milled hard white wheat flour milled as finely as possible
- 310 g milk at cool room temperature, plus 5-20 g more if needed
- 100 g active sourdough starter 100% hydration
- 60 g granulated sugar
- 50 g unsalted butter softened
- 1 large egg
- 7 g fine sea salt
- 150 g light brown sugar
- 115 g unsalted butter
- 80 g maple syrup
- 60 g heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 180 g chopped pecans lightly toasted
Instructions
- Combine flour, milk, sourdough starter, egg, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Mix until a shaggy dough forms and rest for 20-30 minutes.
- Gradually add softened butter to the dough while mixing on low speed until smooth and elastic, then let rest for another 30 minutes.
- Perform 2-3 sets of stretch and folds, letting dough rise until 30-50% larger, typically 5-7 hours at 72°F.
- Toast chopped pecans in the oven or skillet until fragrant, then set aside to cool.
- Prepare caramel in a saucepan by combining brown sugar, butter, maple syrup, cream, cinnamon, and salt until melted and bubbling; let cool before adding most of the pecans.
- Line a baking dish with parchment, spread one-third of the caramel on the bottom, and add pieces of dough on top. Proof for 2-3 hours until puffy.
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Add the remainder of the caramel and pecans on top of the dough. Use fingers to incorporate caramel into the dough.
- Bake for 24-30 minutes, rotating halfway, until golden brown and caramel is bubbling. Cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before serving.
Last Step:
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Ensure the dough is not too firm; adjust milk as needed during mixing.
Cool the caramel slightly before adding the pecans to maintain their crunch.
Serve warm for the best texture and flavor.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 660 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 385
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 52 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg