vegan cinnamon rolls

I made the fluffiest dough filled with a brown sugar, sugar and cinnamon mixture served with a drizzling of my favorite simple vanilla glaze (that I use on my other desserts). These are perfect to pop in the microwave for a few seconds and have for breakfast or dessert. Your house will smell amazing!

Ingredients

Dough:

1 packet of Rapid Rise yeast

1 cup unsweetened almond milk (I used Califia)

3 tablespoons Earth Balance vegan butter

1 tablespoon organic cane sugar

Dash of salt

2 1/2 cups organic all-purpose flour

Filling:

2 tablespoons organic cane sugar

2 tablespoons organic brown sugar

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

3 tablespoons Earth Balance vegan butter, for filling and top

Frosting:

5 cups powdered sugar

1/4 to 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk, 1 tablespoon at a time

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

In a saucepan, warm milk and 3 tablespoons of vegan butter. Melt on low heat but never allow milk to bubble. Remove from heat and allow to cool so it's warm to the touch.

Once milk/butter mixture is warm, add to a bowl and sprinkle packet of yeast on top. Allow 10 minutes to activate.

Stir in a tablespoon of sugar and dash of salt. 

Add in flour, 1/2 cup at a time. 

Once dough is sticky and thick, transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead for a minute.

In a clean bowl, lightly coat with a neutral flavored oil then add dough. 

Cover with aluminum foil or plastic wrap and allow dough to rise for one hour. 

While dough is rising, you can make the frosting and put in a covered container in the fridge until you're ready to use. 

Once dough has tripled in size, roll it out into a thin rectangle shape on a lightly floured surface.

In a small bowl, combine both sugars and cinnamon. 

Melt 3 tablespoons of vegan butter and brush onto dough rectangle. 

Sprinkle cinnamon sugar filling over the dough.

Tightly roll dough lengthwise and place seam down. 

With a serrated knife, cut into 1 1/2 inch sections. 

Place rolls side by side in a parchment lined 9x9 casserole dish. 

Brush on remaining melted butter on top.

Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden.

Allow to cool for ten minutes then serve with vanilla drizzle on top.

Keep covered at room temperature until ready to serve.

For leftovers, microwave a roll with vanilla glaze for 20 seconds, so the glaze melts into the roll.