Cinnamon Rolls

CINNAMON ROLLS

Serves 24

Ingredients
1 cup Almond Milk
1 cup flour (separated)
2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
2 eggs equivalent Egg Replacer
1 1/8 tsp salt
3 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup Earth Balance
3 tbsp cinnamon
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
2 tsp almond milk (separated)

1. In a mixer bowl, wisk 1 cup of flour and the dry yeast in the warm almond milk. Let it sit for 10 minutes. 
2. Add sugar, salt, and Egg Replacer. Mix well.
3. Place the dough hook to the stand mixer and add flour 1 cup at a time, mixing in between. Mix well until incorporated.
4. Grease a large bowl with a spray oil and cover for 1 hour. The dough will double in size.
5. While the dough is rising, mix together the brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
6. Grease two baking dish with spray oil and set aside.
7. Cut the dough in half and roll out each dough separately on a clean lightly floured surface. Thickness should be 1/4 of an inch. (Mine were probably thinner) It doesn't have to be perfect.
8. Using a pastry brush, brush Earth Balance evenly on the dough, then evenly coat the dough with the sugar/cinnamon mix, dispersing evenly on the two rolled out dough.
9. Start to roll the dough from the long end.
10. Cut the dough in 1 inch slices. Each rolled out dough should make 12 cinnamon rolls.
11. Place in greased baking dish. 12 on each baking dish.
12. Cover with a clear plastic wrap and let them double in size for 20 minutes.
13. Preheat oven 350 degrees.
14. Bake for 20 minutes or until they are golden brown.
15. To make the icing - mix together the granulated sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, and the 2 tsp of almond milk. Place in a small zip lock bag and seal. Evenly drizzle the icing to all the cinnamon buns. ENJOY!
    
    * Another option is to lightly sift 1/4 cup of granulated sugar to the 24 rolls.

One day I was browsing through my instagram feed and came across home baked cinnamon rolls. Obsession became an understatement so I had to make my own vegan version. It wasn't bad for my first run around. The experience was fun. I'm not a huge fan of drowning things with icing, so I made it minimal. Let's just say that all 24 rolls were gone by day 3. I gave  rolls to my parents and brother, but still... it was gone fast!