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Vegan Blueberry Cinnamon Knot Rolls

Soft and bouncy vegan blueberry knot buns, perfect for beginner bakers.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine Vegan
Diet Vegan, Vegetarian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Rising time 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 257kcal

Equipment

  • Measuring cups or scales
  • Rolling Pin
  • Muffin tin

Ingredients

FOR THE DOUGH

  • ¼ cup water
  • 3 tablespoon plant milk use almond, soy or other plant milk
  • ½ teaspoon white sugar caster sugar
  • ½ sachet dry yeast half a sachet equals 3,5g
  • 2 tablespoon oil any light oil such as olive or sunflower
  • cup bread flour also called strong white bread flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon optional
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • ½ teaspoon salt

FOR THE BLUEBERRY FILLING

  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 9 teaspoon water
  • ¾ cup blueberries frozen
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 pinch cinnamon

FOR THE GLAZE

  • 3 tablespoon apricot jam
  • 3,5 teaspoon water or orange juice

TOPPINGS

  • 1 tablespoon flaked almonds
  • 2 teaspoon plant milk for glazing
  • 2 teaspoon lemon zest to sprinkle on top when serving

Instructions

FOR THE DOUGH

  • Add warm milk and water to a large mixing bowl. Stir.
  • Add the remaining dough ingredients in this order: sugar, yeast, oil, four, cinnamon, lemon zest, salt. Make sure the salt isn't touching the yeast.
  • Combine the ingredients into a dough and knead for approximately 10 minutes (by hand or in a breadmaker) to create an elastic, loose ball of dough.
  • Cover with a damp cloth and let rise at room temperature for 1 hour until doubled in size.
  • In the meantime, prepare your easy vegan blueberry filling (see below).
  • Sprinkle plenty of flour onto a clean, flat surface.
  • Remove your dough from the bowl/pan and knock it back (knock it down forecfully with your fist or knead for about 30 seconds). This will help get rid of excess air that was formed during the rising period.
  • Once you've knocked it back, use a rolling pin to roll out your dough until it measures approx. 0,5 cm in thickness (this is the equivalent of 0,2 inches)
  • Use a knife or spoon to spread with the blueberry filling.
  • You will now need to fold your dough. Take the top third of your dough and carefully pull it over the second third.
  • Finally, pull the lower third of your dough over the second third to create a dough ‘pocket’. Press down the top side gently.
  • Cut dough into 6 equally-sized stripes.
  • Now is the time to form your knots. Hold one strip of dough, one hand at each end. Very gently stretch the strip length-wise to create a longer more compact strip of dough.
  • Hold the left end still whilst twisting the right end of the dough three times. Keep hold of the left end of the dough and wrap the right end around the back of your fingers.
  • Keep moving the right end to fold all the way around and over your left end of the dough.
  • Finally, push the right end under the left to make your knot. Place all your buns in a greased muffin tin.
  • Brush them over with milk, cover in cling film and let rise for at least 45 minutes. Ensure that your cling film is NOT touching the buns.
  • When the second rise is over, pop the buns into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes at 356°F / 180°C (fan oven) until golden brown on the outside.

FOR THE BLUEBERRY FILLING

  • Add all your ingredients to a small pan.
  • Heat up slowly on low to medium heat until all your sugar dissolves and the blueberries have largely fallen apart.

FOR THE GLAZE AND TOPPINGS

  • To create your apricot jam glaze, simply combine apricot jam with water or orange juice.
  • Transfer to a pan and heat up until desired consistency. Serve your buns with fresh apricot jam glaze and top off with lemon zest if desired.

Notes

  • Use the step-by-step photos above as your visual guide.
  • This recipe has been tested using weight measurements (not cups). I always strongly recommend using weight measurements (both EU and US weights are stated in the recipe card). Cups vary in size and are thus considerably less exact.
  • For best results, make sure to use strong white bread flour.
  • Make sure your salt isn't touching the yeast before you start kneading. To do so, create a small well in your flour. Then add salt to the well.
  • Don't alter the rise time: make sure you wait for a full hour for the first and full 45 minutes for the second rise.
  • When rolling out your dough, make sure to coat your work surface liberally with flour.
  • Don't stress out about the knot shape: simply create any type of knot that's easiest to you. There are tons of YouTube videos showing how to do that.
  • Do not overbake: this will result in a dry bun.
  • You can store these for later in an airtight container for 2-3 days at room temperature.
  • If you want to store the rolls for later don’t glaze them yet. Only glaze when serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 257kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 211mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg