In the same way Athena emerged fully formed from Zeus's forehead, maple pecan plaits emerge packaged on cellophane-wrapped, individual, cardboard trays from giant, Federation starship replicators; are then sent by Federation starship transporter to British roadway caffs; where they are transferred to Federation starship microwave ovens.
In other words, they are an entirely commercial product, and (at least as yet) there are no recipes available. There's no question that the little suckers are delicious, addictive and for some reason very popular with vegans.
Fortunately, there are alternative pastry recipes combining maple, pecan, and sweet which do not require 23d Century technology or vegans either.
First, I suggest the "Alligator" Danish which is pretty much a Los Angeles thing made by the local Viktor Benes bakery chain. It's a Danish (obviously) and not a puff pastry, but is, as we say, "to die for." I'm a compulsive recipe tweaker, but would never mess with this one:
Recipe: Alligator Coffee Cake with Maple Icing. If you PM me your email, I'll send you a somewhat better written and easier to follow pdf version.
Also a Danish, you may want to try a maple-pecan "kringle." There's a recipe written for the Land O'Lakes butter company posted all over the web. This one, is somewhat better and may form the basis for the other:
danish maple pecan braid- is this the recipe you may want - alt.bread.recipes | Google Groups. I've never made it myself; and if I did would use maple syrup (amount by taste) instead of maple flavoring (aka
mapleine).
If you're really determined to replicate the maple pecan plait you enjoy while fueling your motor, I suggest combining the filling and topping from the Viktor Benes recipe with store-bought puff pastry to make a strudel. If you like, alter the filling by using slightly reduced maple syrup instead of honey.
Maple-pecan baklava is another alternative.
If you understand and master baking techniques you can easily adjust recipes to suit any desired "flavor profile." Otherwise, you're stuck with whatever recipes you find.
BDL