Recipe: Gluten-Free Vegan Cinnamon Buns

Courtesy of my daughter’s sister-in-law (There’s got to be a better word for that!)

 Ingredients

  • 2 cups warm unsweetened plain almond milk
  • 2½ teaspoons yeast
  • ¼ cup egg substitute (I used the equivalent of 2 flax eggs)
  • ? cup melted vegan margarine
  • 4½ cups all-purpose gluten-free flour mix
  • 1½ teaspoons Xanthan gum
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2½ teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup softened vegan margarine
Instructions
  1. Combine the warm milk with yeast in the work bowl of your mixer. Allow to sit for a few minutes to allow the yeast to begin to activate.
  2. Add the egg substitute, melted margarine, gluten-free flour, xanthan gum, salt and granulated sugar in the work bowl of your mixer. Mix on high for 3 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed.
  3. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and set aside until doubled in size.
  4. Meanwhile, combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
  5. Grease a 9×13 baking pan generously.
  6. Spread plastic wrap on your counter and flour with gluten-free flour.
  7. Pour out dough onto floured plastic wrap. The dough will be very sticky and you might think it’s going to be impossible to roll out.
  8. Sprinkle dough with flour and flour the rolling pin well.
  9. Gently roll out dough to a rectangle that measures 16″ x 21″. You won’t have to push hard at all, but instead you’re mostly using the rolling pin to smooth out the dough to the proper size and thickness.
  10. Spread softened margarine gently over the dough. I ended up using my hands to soften the margarine even further.
  11. Sprinkle with the cinnamon-sugar mixture and spread out to the edges of the dough.
  12. Roll up the dough length wise, using the plastic wrap to lift and fold the dough over. If you’ve ever made sushi and are familiar with using a rolling mat you’ll use the same principles in rolling the cinnamon buns with the plastic wrap. Make sure the first roll is as tight as possible
  13. Cut into 12 equal portions. Place into the prepared pan. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled.
  14. Preheat the oven to 400°F and bake for 20-25 minutes.
  15. Let cool and serve as desired.

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