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Cinnamon, pecan & rose twisted buns

Cook Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 cups strong bread flour
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 1/3 cup vegan butter/coconut oil
  • 320 ml non-dairy milk
  • tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 7 g fast acting yeast
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • pinch sea salt

Filling:

  • 2 tbsp coconut sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp cashew butter
  • 2 tbsp agave syrup
  • Handful chopped pecans
  • Heaped tbsp dried rose petals

Toppings:

  • Optional icing sugar glaze
  • Extra pecans and rose petals for decoration

Instructions

  • To make the dough, add the cider vinegar to the milk and set aside.
  • Combine the flour, salt, cinnamon, yeast and coconut sugar and roughly toss together.
  • Gently heat the milk to a luke warm temperature and add this and the vegan butter into your dry mixture.
  • Stir everything together until well combined, then use your hands to bring he dough together. Kneed for a couple of minutes so you're left wth a smooth, elastic texture. Place this into a lightly greased bowl and cover with a tea towel for 1 hour.
  • Meanwhile, mix together the agave and cashew butter to create your caramel. Combine the cinnamon and coconut sugar.
  • Once your dough has proved and doubled in size, knock the dough back and kneed on a floured surface for 30 seconds. Roll out the dough to abou 1/8th of an inch thickness and spread the caramel over the surface. Sprinkle over your cinnamon sugar mixture and then add the rose petals and crushed pecans.
  • Fold the dough over in three sections, like a leaflet or business envelope and gently roll over to seal the edges. Slice the dough into strips.
  • Take each strip and twist to create a spiral, then tie into a knot. Place these into a lined baking dish and cover with cling film for an additional 45 minutes.
  • Preheat your oven to 175c and pop the proved buns in to bake for around 20-25 minutes until beuaituflly golden brown.
  • Once these have cooled, brush with a little icing sugar and garnish with some extra pecans and rose petals to finish.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Baking, Desserts
Keyword: cinnamon bun, cinnamon rolls