One Bowl Banana Bread Cinnamon Rolls

• Vegan

• Produce

  • 1/2 cup Banana, Ripe

• Refrigerated

  • 1 cup Almond milk, unsweetened plain

• Condiments

  • 1/2 cup Vegan butter

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tbsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 1 packet Fast acting yeast, instant
  • 2 3/4 cups Flour
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 cup Sugar

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/2 cup Walnuts or pecans, raw

Found on minimalistbaker.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1 packet (2 1/4 tsp) instant/fast acting yeast
• 1 cup unsweetened plain almond milk
• 1/2 cup vegan butter (I use Earth Balance), divided
• 1/3 cup + 2 Tbsp sugar, divided
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana + 1/2 cup sliced banana, divided
• 2 3/4 - 3 1/4 cups flour (I used a ratio of 2/3 unbleached all purpose, 1/3 whole wheat pastry)
• 1/2 - 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup raw walnuts or pecans, crushed (optional)

Directions

• In a large mixing bowl, heat the almond milk and 3 Tbsp Earth Balance in the microwave in 30 sec increments (or heat over medium heat in a large sauce pan), until warm and melted (never reaching boiling). Let cool to 110 degrees, or the temperature of bath water. It should be warm but not too hot or it will kill the yeast. (If you used a saucepan to heat the milk, transfer to a large mixing bowl now.)
• Sprinkle on yeast and let activate for 10 minutes. Then add 1 Tbsp sugar, salt and stir. Next add in 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana and stir.
• Add flour 1/2 cup at a time, stirring as you go. The dough will be sticky. When it is too thick to stir, transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead for a minute or so, adding flour as needed, until it forms a loose but still springy ball. Only use as much flour as it will take.
• Rinse out your mixing bowl, coat it with canola or olive oil, and add your dough ball back in seam side down. Cover with plastic wrap and set in a warm place to rise for about 1 hour, or until doubled in size (see photo) - mine only took 40 minutes.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough into a long rectangle ~1/4 inch thick. Brush with 1/4 cup melted vegan butter and top with 1/3 cup sugar (I used a little brown sugar mixed in with the cane sugar) and 1/2 - 1 Tbsp cinnamon (up to preference). Then add about 20 very thin banana slices so its easy to roll, and most of the walnuts.
• Slowly and tightly roll up the dough and situate seam side down. With a serrated knife or a string of floss, cut the dough into 1.5 - 2 inch sections and position in a well-buttered 8x8 square or comparable sized round pan (you should have about 10 rolls). Brush with remaining 1 Tbsp melted vegan butter and sprinkle with a bit more sugar (brown or cane) and remaining walnuts.
• Cover with plastic wrap and set on top of the oven to let rise again while you preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Once the oven is hot, bake rolls for 28-35 minutes or until slightly golden brown. Let cool for a few minutes, then serve warm.
• Optional: Frost with dairy free cream cheese frosting or a simple dairy-free glaze (recipe below).

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