To Make the Pastries

1. If using refrigerated pastry dough, remove it from the fridge and place it somewhere at room temperature. Line a large baking tray with greaseproof paper.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and plant milk. Set aside.
3. Place the sugar, vegan butter, maple syrup, cinnamon, and chopped pecans in a small saucepan and place over low heat. Stirring constantly, allow everything to melt together into a smooth caramel.
4. Once the mixture starts to bubble and begins to raise up the side of the pan, add the cornflour mixture and stir well.
5. Allow to bubble, stirring constantly, for a further minute or so. Remove from the heat and stir in the pinch of flaky sea salt.
6. Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl and set aside until fully cooled. Preheat the oven to 200c/390f fan.
7. Once the filling is fully cooled, unroll the pastry carefully, keeping it on top of the provided sheet of greaseproof paper.
8. Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, divide the pastry sheet into 8 equal rectangles. On each rectangle, use a chopstick to gently mark out two lines down the central two-thirds of the pastry.
9. Using a sharp knife and working with one rectangle of pastry at a time, slice the outer third on both sides into 8 pieces to create a fringe on each side of the pastry. Repeat on all remaining pastry.
10. Place a heaped tablespoon of the cooled mixture in the central third of each pastry rectangle. Braid the fringe pieces of pastry over the filling moving from left to right. Seal the loose ends as best you can and transfer the pastries to the lined baking tray.

To Top the Pastries

1. In a measuring jug or small bowl, mix together the plant milk and maple/agave syrup. Use a pastry brush to wash each pastry with the mixture before sprinkling with the broken pecans.
2. Place the pastries in the oven and leave to bake for 20-25 minutes. Watch them carefully for the last 5 minutes as the pecans can burn easily.
3. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack. Allow the pastries to cool completely before serving.