Super Easy Vegan Cinnamon Rolls Recipe (kanelboller)
Imagine the warm sweet smell of homemade cinnamon rolls... yes, yum! This super easy recipe gives you about 18 delicious vegan cinnamon buns. They are fluffy, sweet and fill you with happiness.
Ingredients
- 150 g vegan butter
- 400 ml oat milk barista edition you can also use almond milk or soy milk as substitutes
- 50 g fresh yeast
- 80 g sugar
- 670 g all purpose flour and more for the kneading process
- a pinch of salt
Cinnamon Sugar Filling
- 100 g vegan butter soft
- 30 g sugar
- ground cinnamon to drizzle generously
Icing Sugar Topping (optional)
- 200 g powdered sugar
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a pot.
- Once the butter is melted add in the milk. This mixture should be around 37 degrees celcius (neutral). You can pour a few drops on the inside of your writst to check for the perfect temperature. Set to the side.
- Add the fresh yeast to a large mixing bowl. Then add the warm milk and butter mixture and mix untill the yeast has dissolved.
- Add the sugar to the large bowl with the yeast mixture and mix.
- Add the flour and salt to the baking bowl and mix.
- Once mixed it is time to let your dough rise for the first time. Place the bowl with the dough in a warm spot, covered with a kitchen towel, for 30 minutes (I place it in the sink with luke warm water). The dough should double in size.
- Spread some flour on a baking surface and pour the fluffy dough onto the flour. Knead the dough for about 5 minutes, adding additional flour generously while kneading. For the final 1-2 minutes of kneading you should not need to add any more flour to the dough. The dough is now firm, and not sticky, but moist.
- Flour your work surface and make sure you have quite a bit of space to roll out your dough. Roll the dough out into a large rectangle using a rolling pin.
- Get the ingredients for your cinnamon sugar filling. Use a spoon or spatula to evenly spread out the butter over the square of dough. Sprinke evenly with cinnamon and white sugar.
- Now, carefully roll the dough up, and make sure to place the seam-side down once it is rolled together. Take a sharp knife and cut your role into about 18 buns. If you have dental floss I recommend you use this to cut the buns instead - it gives you an easy and perfect cut. See the recipe video to see how it`s done.
- Place the cut cinnamon rolls onto a baking trey covered in parchment paper.
- Now it is time to let your dough rise for the second time: place the trey with the cinnamon buns in a warm place and cover it with a kitchen towel. I tend to fill my sink with warm water and place the trey with the buns over the sink (not touching the water). Let the buns rise for 15-25 minutes.
- While the buns are rising, preheat your oven to 200 degrees celcius (392 fahrenheit).
- Bake the buns in the middle of your preheated oven for 12-15 minutes.
- Take the buns out and place on a cooling rack and let them cool down in room temperature.
- Optional topping: Once the buns have cooled down, take a medium bowl and mix the powdered sugar with some water to get the right consistency for your icing sugar (be careful not to add too much water at once, you may need less than you think). Pour some of the glazing onto each bun. Let it sit for at least 15 minutes.
Video
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