Healthy Cinnamon Rolls
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Serves: 10-12 rolls
 
Ingredients
  • Rolls:
  • 1 packet instant yeast
  • 1½ cup non dairy milk (I used plain soy)
  • 5 tbs vegan butter
  • medium pinch of salt (about ¼ tsp)
  • 2½ cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 tbs cinnamon
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • Icing:
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbs + ½ tsp water
Instructions
  1. Place small sauce pan on stove on medium heat. Add milk and 3 tbs butter. Once butter is melted take off stove. Feel with finger **be careful in case it is hot!** The milk/butter sauce should be luke warm. If it is too hot it will kill the yeast, too cold and it won't activate it....you don't want that.
  2. Pour the milk/butter into a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle yeast packet on top. Let sit for 10 minutes.
  3. Now, add the flour in ½ cup segments, stirring as you go. Dough should be pretty tacky. If it is dry, add a splash more water. Once dough is tacky, remove from bowl and place on lightly floured area. Knead for about a minute then rinse the mixing bowl out. Pour a little oil in it (I used safflower oi) and place dough ball back in bowl. Cover with damp cloth. Let dough sit in a warmish area for 1 hour.
  4. After 1 hour, dough should be about twice the size as when you started. Punch the dough ball. I am not actually sure this part is necessary but it is fun as shit.
  5. Roll dough out on a floured surface. Attempt to roll dough into a thin square or rectangle. I say attempt because this is easier said than done. It is ok if it is a weird looking circle, it will taste good just look a bit funny.
  6. Melt remaining 2 tbs of butter and spread onto flattened out dough. Sprinkle, sugar, cinnamon, and pecans evenly on dough.
  7. Take one end of the dough and tightly roll it until you have a log.
  8. Slice into about 10-12 pieces. I recommend a serrated knife for this part.
  9. Place your mini dough rolls into a greased 8x8 baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes.
  10. While rolls are baking, prepare your icing. If you are like me you want a ton of icing, so double the above icing recipe. Also, I do not keep powdered sugar on hand, but you can make it in a flash. Just add whatever type of sugar you choose into a small blender like a bullet and blend until it forms into powdered sugar. Voila!
  11. Pour icing on warm rolls. you can wait until they are cooled if you would like. I prefer the warmth of the rolls to even the icing out for me, it seeps into every crevice this way. If you wait until they are completely cool, you depict exactly where you want your icing though. You decide what works for you! Enjoy!
Recipe by Peppers and Peaches at https://www.peppersandpeaches.com/blissfully-vegan-cinnamon-rolls/