These soft and buttery vegan cinnamon rolls are delicious! fantastic when glazed with cream cheese!
| Prep Time: | 35 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 55 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 rolls |
Ingredients
- 1 cup soy milk
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup warm water (100 to 110 degrees F/40 to 45 degrees C)
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
- 5 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup soy yogurt
- ¼ cup vegan butter (such as Earth Balance®), melted
- 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- nonstick cooking spray
- 2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup chopped toasted pecans
- ¾ cup vegan butter (such as Earth Balance®), melted
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup vegan cream cheese substitute (such as Tofutti™)
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons soy milk
Instructions
- Combine soy milk with apple cider vinegar; let sit for 5 minutes.
- Combine water, sugar, and yeast for dough in a food processor fitted with the metal blade; pulse 4 times or until just combined. Remove the blade, scraping yeast mixture into the bowl. Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Insert the short plastic dough blade. Add 1/2 cup of the flour and process for 2 minutes. Add 4 more cups flour, mashed potatoes, soy milk-vinegar mixture, sugar, soy yogurt, melted vegan butter, orange zest, salt, and baking soda; process for 2 minutes. Add remaining 1 cup flour and process until a dough forms and comes together to hold its shape, about 2 more minutes.
- Transfer dough to a well-greased bowl; turn to coat all sides. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Meanwhile, mix brown sugar, pecans, vegan butter, and cinnamon for filling together in a bowl. Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- Punch dough down and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 10×18-inch rectangle. Spread evenly with filling, leaving a 1-inch border around the top and bottom. Starting at one of the long sides, roll dough jelly-roll fashion. Cut into 12 equal slices and arrange in the prepared baking pan. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm, draft-free place for about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Bake rolls in the preheated oven until golden brown, 17 to 20 minutes. Remove rolls from the oven and invert onto a baking sheet. Invert again onto a serving platter and let cool, 20 to 30 minutes.
- While the rolls are cooling, beat cream cheese substitute until smooth. Mix in powdered sugar and soy milk until smooth.
- Spread glaze on rolls. Serve warm.
- Dough should rise in a warm, 80 degrees F (29 degrees C) place.
Reviews
This was absolutely delicious!
This was my first attempt at homemade cinnamon rolls and it was a huge hit. The dough was very soft and stretchy. The orange zest really adds a nice unexpected flavor.