Spicy Chocolate Pecan Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• For the Starter
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/8 teaspoon active dry yeast
• For the Dough
• All of the Starter
• 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour (I've used white whole wheat flour.)
• 3 teaspoons active dry yeast (the rest of one package after you've made the starter)
• 2/3 cup milk, room temperature
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), room temperature
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• For the Chocolate Spiced Pecan Filling
• 1 cup chopped and toasted pecans
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 pinch cayenne (optional)
• 10-15 pecan halves
• 1 pinch kosher salt
• For the Icing
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1/2-1 cups confectioner's sugar

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