Soft Vegan Cinnamon Rolls with Bread Machine Option
 
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Bread flour makes these cinnamon rolls extra tender. Please note that the Prep time is hands-on time only. Allow time for rising and processing, if using a bread machine.
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Serves: 9 cinnamon rolls
Ingredients
Vegan Raisin Cinnamon Rolls
  • 3⁄4 cup + 2 tablespoons warm water
  • 1¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 2½ cups bread flour, or as needed
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons oil (can sub dairy-free buttery spread)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1⁄3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons dairy-free buttery spread
  • ½ cup raisins (optional)
Glaze
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons dairy-free milk beverage, as needed
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Place the water in a mixing bowl and sprinkle on the yeast. Let it sit and proof for 5 minutes. If active, it should be foamy.
  2. Add about half of the flour, the sugar, oil, and salt to the yeast mixture and stir until combined. Gradually stir in the remaining flour, bringing the dough together with your hands when needed.
  3. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and knead it until smooth and elastic, about 5 to 7 minutes. If the dough is too sticky to knead, add more flour, as needed.
  4. Place the dough back in the mixing bowl and cover it lightly. Let the dough rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, or until double in size.
  5. Punch the dough down and let it rest for 5 minutes.
  6. In a small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar and cinnamon.
  7. Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
  8. Roll the dough out into a 9x11 inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface.
  9. Spread the dairy-free buttery spread evenly over the dough. Evenly sprinkle on the brown sugar-cinnamon mixture. Sprinkle on the raisins (if using).
  10. Starting from one of the short sides, tightly roll the dough up into a log and pinch the edge to seal. Turn the log seam side down, and cut into 1-inch slices. Place the slices seam side down in your prepared baking dish.
  11. Cover the rolls loosely with plastic wrap and let them rise for 1 hour in a warm place, or overnight in the refrigerator (if you want to bake them in the morning). The dough should double in size.
  12. Preheat your oven to 375°F.
  13. Bake the rolls for 20 minutes, or until golden.
  14. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk beverage, and vanilla to make a glaze. Drizzle or brush the glaze on the warm raisin cinnamon rolls.
Notes
Bread Machine Directions: Place the water, oil, bread flour, white sugar, 1 teaspoon bread machine yeast / instant yeast, and salt in your bread machine. Start it on dough cycle. Once done, continue with the recipe starting at Step #6.

This recipe is adapted from Betty Crocker's Best Bread Machine Cookbook.
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/soft-vegan-cinnamon-rolls-bread-machine