APPLE CINNAMON ROLLS WITH CARAMEL SAUCE (this recipe makes around 10 rolls)
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For the dough:
♡ 240 ml plant-based milk (warm)
♡ 65 g melted vegan butter
♡ 25 g raw cane sugar
♡ 7 g dried yeast
♡ 2 + 1/2 cups all purpose flour (+ an additional 1/4 cup)
♡ 1/4 tsp salt
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In a large bowl add the warm milk (warm, not hot!), sugar, melted butter and yeast. Let them sit for 1 minute, then add in 2+1/2 cups flour and the salt and mix everything with a spatula. Cover the dough with some foil and let it rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
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For the filling:
♡ 50 g room temperature vegan butter
♡ 5 medium apples
♡ 120 g raw cane sugar
♡ 2 tbsp cornstarch
♡ 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
♡ 1 tsp vanilla extract
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Grate the apples and squeeze them to remove the excess liquid. Mix them with the sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and vanilla extract.
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To assemble the rolls:
Preheat oven at 180°C. After the hour has passed, uncover the dough, add over the remaining 1/4 cup of flour and incorporate it gently with a spatula. Transfer the dough on a floured surface and knead it for 1 minute, until it doesn't stick anymore. Roll it our in a rectangular thin sheet (2-3 mm). Add over the soft vegan butter and spread it over the whole wheet. Add the apple filling on top of the butter making sure you spread it evenly around the dough (leave around 2 cm of dough untouched at one end of the rectangle). Roll the dough as tight as you can, cut the dough into 10 pieces and place the rolls in a pan that's been greased with vegan butter. Cover the pan and let the rolls raise for 30 minutes then bake them for 45-60 minutes, until they become golden brown.
For the sauce
200g raw cane sugar
85 g vegan butter
120 ml coconut cream
1tsp vanilla extract
In a small pot add the sugar and place it on low heat keeping an eye on it until the sugar melts, once it melts turn off the heat add the butter and stir. Then Turn back the heat on low heat and add the coconut milk then Add in the vanilla extract and whisk, let it cool.