Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

Yeast Dough

• 500 g flour
• 1 packet dry yeast (or ½ cube fresh yeast)
• 100 g sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• 50 g vegan butter (e.g., Alsan margarine)
• 250 g plant milk (e.g., soy milk, oat milk; equals 250 ml)

Cinnamon Filling

• 60 g vegan butter (e.g., Alsan margarine)
• 60 g sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon

Icing

• 100 g powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp plant milk or plant cream (e.g., soy cream, oat cream)

Instructions

Prepare Yeast Dough

• Mix in a bowl:
  • 500 g flour
  • 1 packet dry yeast
  • 100 g sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
• Mix the dry ingredients well.
• Add:
  • 250 g plant milk
  • 50 g vegan butter (softened to room temperature)
• (If using fresh yeast, add ½ cube at this step.)
• Knead the dough for 10 minutes using dough hooks of a hand mixer or a kitchen machine.
• Do not add more liquid. It takes about 4 minutes for everything to combine well.
• Knead for a total of 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and no longer sticky.
• Cover the bowl with a damp cloth or cling film.
• Let it rise for an hour or longer.

Prepare Filling

• Melt 60 g vegan butter (in a small pot or briefly in the microwave). Should be just warm enough to become liquid.
• Add to the melted margarine:
  • 60 g sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
• Stir well and let the mixture cool to become firmer.
• (Alternatively, spread the dough with soft margarine and then sprinkle with dry sugar-cinnamon mixture.)

Roll and Fill Yeast Dough

1. Grease a casserole dish (approx. 25 x 35 cm).
2. Dust working surface and rolling pin with some flour.
3. Roll out the yeast dough into a rectangle (approx. 30 x 42 cm).
4. Spread the filling evenly over the dough. (Or brush the dough with soft margarine and then sprinkle with dry sugar-cinnamon mixture.)
5. Roll up the dough from the long side (you'll have a roll about 42 cm long).
6. Cut the roll into slices with a sharp knife (12 slices, about 3.5 cm thick each).
7. Place the slices in the greased casserole dish (e.g., 3 rows of 4 cinnamon rolls each).
8. Cover the casserole dish with a damp cloth.
9. Let the cinnamon rolls rise again for 30 minutes.

Bake Cinnamon Rolls

1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (top/bottom heat).
2. Lightly spray or brush the cinnamon rolls in the casserole dish with water.
3. Bake in the oven (middle rack) for 25 minutes at 180 °C until golden brown.
4. Let cool slightly.

Icing

1. Sift 100 g powdered sugar.
2. Mix with 1 tbsp plant milk until smooth. (Be careful not to add too much liquid, or the icing will be too thin.)
3. Spread the icing over the lukewarm cinnamon rolls.