Vegan Cinnamon Rolls
These vegan cinnamon rolls are soft, pillowy, and filled with a sweet brown sugar and cinnamon swirl that smells incredible while they bake. Made with a simple yeast dough using no eggs and no dairy, they rise into beautiful, fluffy buns that pull apart with satisfying stretch. The dough uses just a handful of pantry ingredients and comes together more easily than you might think. A lovely weekend bake for a slow morning with coffee. Also try my Vegan Panettone, Air Fryer Donuts, or Baked Pumpkin Donuts.
Eggless Dairy Free Cinnamon Rolls Cupcakes
These cinnamon rolls bake as six individual buns in a muffin pan. The eggless, dairy-free yeast dough uses oil and water, with a brown-sugar and cinnamon filling; allow time for the repeated rests and final rise.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp (3 g) Active Dry Yeast
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) Warm Water (90-110oF; 32-43oC)
- 1/4 cup (50 g) Superfine Granulated Sugar
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) Vegetable Oil
- 1 ½ cup (210 g) All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 tsp (3 g) Salt
Fillings
- 3 tbsp (40 g) Brown Sugar
- 1/4 tsp (1 g) Ground Cinnamon
Instructions
- To a bowl, add active dry yeast and warm water. Mix well and let stand for 5-10 minutes.
- After 5-10 minutes, add sugar and whisk until sugar dissolves completely.
- Add oil and mix well.
- Add flour and salt. Mix.
- Knead dough for about 1 minute. The dough will be slightly sticky.
- Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, wet fingers with water and stretch dough and fold (as shown in video).
- Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, wet fingers with water and stretch dough and fold (as shown in video) for a second time.
- Cover and let rest for 1 hour or until double in size (time depends on the temperature of your kitchen).
- After 1 hour, transfer dough on floured work surface. Sprinkle some flour on the dough and rolling pin.
- Roll dough into a 12×12 inch (30×30 cm) square.
- For the filling, add brown sugar and ground cinnamon in a small bowl and mix.
- Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on the dough and roll into a log. Pinch edge close. Then cut log into 6 pieces.
- Grease standard muffin pan and place buns into pan.
- Cover pan and let buns rest for 1 hour.
- After 1 hour, bake buns in preheated oven at 350oF (180oC) for 21-25 minutes.
- Transfer to wire rack to cool down.
Video
Notes
Video timing: Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 21–25 minutes. The recipe also has several dough-resting and rising stages; allow time for all of them.
A complete total is left unset because the recipe includes additional resting, rising, cooling, chilling or finishing stages. The preparation value is the existing estimate.
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