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VEGAN HEALTHY CINNAMON ROLLS
The healthy and vegan version of the famous cinnamon rolls, with chocolate and orange filling!
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Keyword
Buns, Chocolate, Cinnamon, Orange, Rolls
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Rising time
1
hour
hour
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
2
hours
hours
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
13
rolls
Ingredients
Dough:
100
gr
Lukewarm water
7
gr
Dry yeast
4
teaspoons
Raw brown sugar
80
gr
Whole wheat flour
260
gr
All purpose flour
85
gr
Homemade applesauce
55
gr
Almond milk (unsweetened)
20
gr
Extra virgin olive oil
1
teaspoon
Salt
Filling:
2
tablespoons
Applesauce
20
gr
Unsweetened cocoa powder
50
gr
Raw brown sugar
Zest from
One organic orange
Cinnamon powder
to taste
Vanilla extract
(optional)
To brush the rolls:
Almond milk
Instructions
In a stand mixer's bowl, combine water, sugar and yeast. Activate the machine.
Gradually add flours and let incorporate.
Add applesauce, milk and oil and let combine for a few seconds until it comes together and it pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
Add salt then let knead for about 10 minutes.
Let it double for 1/1.5 hours a warm place.
NOTE: mine took only one hour to rise because I let it chill into my oven at 30°C (86°F).
Make the filling by combining all the ingredients into a small bowl. Let it chill in the fridge.
After the dough has doubled in size, transfer it to a floured surface. Roll it out into a 12 x 16 inches rectangle (40 x 30 cm)
Spread the filling over dough, leaving a ⅓ of an inch at the edges.
Roll the dough up, from the longer side.
Cut into 12 or 13 rolls.
TRICK: use a cotton yarn to "cut" the rolls.
Place the chocolate cinnamon rolls in a greased round 9 inch cake pan or square pan. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise again for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 175°C (350° F).
When the rolls have doubled, brush with almond milk using a cooking brush. Bake them for 30 minutes.
Optional: sprinkle with brown sugar.
Let them cool down and eat!
If you want to make a glaze: I've used icing sugar, a tiny bit of maple syrup and a small amount of water.
Store them in the fridge, into an airtight container.
Notes
To make homemade applesauce,
click here
. As usual, I've used my small food processor
(find it here)
P.S. You can make the recipe by hand.