Tasty Cinnamon Buns

Major sweet tooth alert!!! Cinnamon buns are my absolute favorite dessert ever but they have got to have EXTRA icing on them. Wednesday's are my busiest day of the week with three classes, PRSSA, and I usually make time for the gym every Wednesday. A nice, warm cinnamon bun is the perfect ending to the longest day.

This recipe is from Tasty. I have the Tasty app because they honestly have such great vegan recipes I always try out. They make it simple to follow their recipes with step-by-step instructions. I definitely recommend trying out the Tasty app, vegan or not.

Making cinnamon buns takes a lot of the time because they are best when you let them rest for an hour after making the dough and then again after they are in the tray before cooking.

I recommend using a wooden spoon when mixing the dough, it makes the dough stick less and easier to mix. Another thing to do is to make sure you have enough flour on the table before rolling out your dough.

Melt your butter just a little bit before spreading it on the raw dough. If you don't it is difficult to spread and the dough can pull.

You can make the cinnamon buns typically any size you prefer. If you want more, tiny ones cut them about 1 inch. Bigger ones should be cut between 1 1/2 inch and 2 inch.

Tasty Cinnamon Buns

Ingredients:

Dough

• 2 cups almond milk

• 1/2 cup vegan butter melted

• 1/4 cup organic sugar

• 1 packet active dry yeast

• 5 1/2 cups flour, divided

• 1 tsp salt

Filling

• 3/4 cup vegan butter

• 3/4 cup brown sugar

• 2 tbsp ground cinnamon

Icing

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 2 tbsp almond milk

• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Spray vegan oil on two pie pans.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the almond milk, melted butter, and sugar.

3. Sprinkle the yeast evenly over the warm mixture and let set for at least 1 minute.

4. Add 5 cups flour and 1 tsp of salt to the mixture and mix with a wooden spoon.

5. Set for an hour to rise, covered.

6. Remove cover, add additional 1/2 cup of flour and stir flour.

7. Flour the surface of your table well.

8. Knead the dough and add flour as needed to avoid sticking.

9. Roll out dough into a rectangle form with about 1/2 thickness.

10. Spread softened butter evenly.

11. Mix together brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle evenly throughout entire dough spread.

12. Roll dough forming a log shape.

13. Cut rolled up dough into about 1 1/2 inch pieces.

14. Place the the pieces into the pan evenly. Cover and let them sit for an additional 30 minutes to continue rising.

15. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

16. Remove cover and place pans in the oven for 25-30 minutes.

17. Combine all the ingredients for the frosting in a medium sized bowl.

18. While still warm drizzle the frosting on top of the cinnamon buns.

19. Serve and Enjoy!