Happy “Swedish Cinnamon Rolls Day”! Yes – these sweet little rolls have their own holiday to celebrate their greatness ;) With all these foodie holidays, I’m starting to wonder why I don’t have my own holiday yet (aside from my birthday) :P Well. I’m not really complaining – today is the day of the good old Swedishthe cinnamon rolls and, of course, we celebrate that! With delicious Vegan Apple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls aka. Kanelbullar or Kanelknuter.
Cinnamon rolls/buns/knots are quite popular all over the world I guess. Sweden has Kanelbullar or Kanelnuter, Denmark delicious Kanel Snegle and the Americans scrumptious Cinnamon Rolls. All more or less similar, but still not the same. Swedish and American cinnamon rolls are relatively identical in terms of dough. Made with a simple and sweet yeast dough. The difference here is the topping. The Swedes are often happy with a thin layer of icing or pearled, while the Americans go all out with a very sweet cream cheese topping. The Danes take a slightly different approach – their little rolls are often made with puff pastry. This makes them very light and crunchy – not lighter in calories though ;P
I made some Swedish cinnamon rolls/knots today – pretty much a classic recipe – with an American twist. Instead of plain cinnamon filling, I added some pecans and apples to the filling as well. Makes these little fellas reeeally delicious! ;)
Instead of dairy products, by the way, only plant products were used here. Means these little sweet treats are also fine for people who like to eat vegan food only. If you got only regular butter and milk in your fridge, you could use that as well, of course. Ingredients can be switched here very easily.
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
For the dough:
1 cup (240ml) plant based milk (e.g. oat milk)
1/4 cup (60g) vegan butter*
14 oz. (400g) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (50g) sugar
0.25 oz. (7g) active dry yeast
1 tsp. ground cardamom
1/4 tsp. salt
For the filling:
3.5 oz. (100g) vegan butter*, at room temperature
1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar (or xylitol)
2 tbsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
1.8 oz. (50g) pecans, chopped
1 small apple, diced finely
To finish:
some plant based milk (e.g. oat milk)
pearled or coarse sugar
Für den Teig:
240ml Pflanzendrink (z.B. Haferdrink)
60g vegane Butter*
400g Mehl (Type 550)
50g Zucker
1 Pkg. (7g) Trockenhefe
1 TL Kardamom
1/4 TL Salz
Für die Füllung:
100g vegane Butter*, bei Raumtemperatur
100g brauner Zucker (oder Xylit)
2 EL Zimt
1/2 TL Kardamom
50g Pekannüsse, gehackt
1 kleiner Apfel, fein gewürfelt
Für die Dekoration:
etwas Pflanzendrink (z.B. Haferdrink)
Hagelzucker oder grober Zucker
The cinnamon rolls/knots are actually not very difficult to prepare, but they can still turn into a bit of a mess if you’re not careful. When the nuts and apple pieces are on the dough, you should press the layers together, so that everything stays in place. If the filling is loose, the apples and nuts might fall out when you twist the dough strips and this means you have to pick up everything and try to find a place to stuff it back in. This can be avoided ;P
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
2. In the bowl of a kitchen machine combine flour, sugar, yeast, ground cardamom, and salt. Add the cooled milk-butter mixture and stir to combine. Knead everything with the dough hook of the machine for about 10 minutes to get a very smooth and soft dough. Shape the dough into a ball, cover the bowl, and let rise in a warm place for about 60-90 minutes or until the dough has doubled in size.
3. While the dough is rising, you can prepare the filling. Mix the very soft vegan butter with brown sugar (or xylitol), ground cinnamon, and cardamom. Chop the pecans finely and set aside. Peel and core the apple and cut into very fine dices – do that right before you start working on the dough again or the apple dices will brown.
4. Knock the air out of the risen dough and roll out on a floured surface into a rectangle with about 23×16 inches (60x40cm). Spread the cinnamon mixture evenly all over the dough (into the last corner), then sprinkle the diced apple on 1/3 of the rectangle and the chopped pecans right next to that to cover another 1/3 of the dough (see pictures). Fold the 1/3 of the dough with only the cinnamon spread over the part with the chopped pecans, press down, then fold these two layers over the section with the chopped apples – you should now have a new rectangle with three layers and a length of about 16×8 inches (40x20cm). Use your rolling pin to press everything together, then cut the rectangle into 12 strips. Take a strip and twist several times, pull gently, and stretch until it nearly doubles in length. Secure one end of the twisted strip with your thumb and wrap twice around two of your fingers, then remove from your fingers and pull the end of the strip through the opening to create something that looks similar to a knot. Place the knots on two baking sheets lined with baking parchment, cover with a damp kitchen towel, and let rise a second time for about 60 minutes.
5. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Brush the knots (Kanelbullar) with some plant-based milk and sprinkle with the pearled (or some coarse) sugar. Bake for about 18-20 minutes – swap the baking sheets halfway thru to make sure the Kanelbullar get evenly golden brown. Take out of the oven and let cool down for some time on the baking sheets (they will be a bit soft at the beginning), then transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Best on the first day, but can be frozen up to 3 months.
2. In der Schüssel einer Küchenmaschine Mehl, Zucker, Trockenhefe, Kardamom und Salz vermischen. Die abgekühlte Milch-Butter-Mischung dazugeben und verrühren. Mit dem Knethaken der Küchenmaschine für etwa 10 Minuten kneten lassen, bis ein geschmeidiger und weicher Teig entstanden ist. Zur Kugeln formen und in der Schüssel dann abgedeckt an einem warmen Ort für etwa 60-90 Minuten gehen lassen – das Volumen des Teiges sollte sich in etwa verdoppelt haben.
3. Während der Teig geht, kann man die Füllung zubereiten. Dazu die sehr weiche vegane Butter mit dem Zucker (oder Xylit), Zimt und Kardamom verrühren. Die Pekannüsse fein hacken und zur Seite stellen. Den Apfel schälen, entkernen und in sehr feine Würfel schneiden – dieser Schritt sollte erst kurz vor der Weiterverarbeitung des Teiges tun, da die Äpfel sonst braun werden in der Zwischenzeit.
4. Einmal in den aufgegangenen Teig boxen und dann auf einer bemehlten Fläche zu einem Rechteck mit etwa 60x40cm (about 23×16 inches) ausrollen. Die Zimtmischung gleichmäßig auf dem Teig verteilen (bis in die letzte Ecke), dann die Apfelwürfel auf ein Drittel des Rechtecks und die gehackten Pekannüsse direkt daneben auf ein weiteres Drittel des Teigs streuen (siehe Bilder). Das Drittel, das nur die Zimtmischung drauf hat dann über das Drittel mit den Pekannüssen falten, etwas zusammendrücken und dann diese zwei Schichten über die Äpfel falten. Jetzt sollte ein neues Rechteck mit drei Schichten und einer Größe von etwa 40x20cm (16×8 inches) entstanden sein. Mit einem Nudelholz etwas zusammendrücken und dann in 12 Streifen schneiden. Diese Streifen dann jeweils etwas auseinander ziehen und in sich verdrehen, bis eine fast doppelt so lange, verdrehte “Wurst” entstanden ist. Diese Teigwurst dann mit dem Daumen in der Handfläche festhalten, den Teig zweimal um zwei Finger wickeln, abstreifen und das Ende der Teigwurst durch die entstandene Öffnung ziehen und dadurch eine Art Knoten formen. Die Knoten/Schnecken auf zwei Backbleche mit Backpapier setzen, mit einem leicht angefeuchteten Küchentuch abdecken und erneut für etwa 60 Minuten gehen lassen.
5. Den Backofen auf 190°C (375°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Die Knoten/Schnecken (Kanelbullar) mit etwas Pflanzendrink bestreichen und mit Hagelzucker (oder etwas grobem Zucker) bestreuen. Etwa 18-20 Minuten backen. Nach der Hälfte der Backzeit die Backbleche tauschen, damit die Kanelbullar gleichmäßig (goldbraun) gebacken werden. Aus dem Ofen holen und einige Zeit auf den Backblechen abkühlen lassen (sie werden am Anfang etwas weich sein), dann auf einem Kuchengitter komplett auskühlen lassen. Die Kanelbullar schmecken am Backtag am besten, können aber auch bis zu 3 Monate eingefroren werden.
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PrintVegan Swedish Apple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls (Kanelbullar)
- Prep Time: 00:30
- Cook Time: 00:20
- Total Time: 03:30
- Yield: 12 1x
- Category: Pastry
- Cuisine: Sweden
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Warm and comforting – Vegan Swedish Apple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls (Kanelbullar). Absolutely delicous and easy to prepare.
Ingredients
For the dough:
1 cup (240ml) plant based milk (e.g. oat milk)
1/4 cup (60g) vegan butter*
14 oz. (400g) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (50g) sugar
0.25 oz. (7g) active dry yeast
1 tsp. ground cardamom
1/4 tsp. salt
For the filling:
3.5 oz. (100g) vegan butter*, at room temperature
1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar (or xylitol)
2 tbsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
1.8 oz. (50g) pecans, chopped
1 small apple, diced finely
To finish:
some plant based milk (e.g. oat milk)
pearled or coarse sugar
Instructions
1. Add the plant based milk and vegan butter to a small saucepan and heat up until the fat has melted completely. Set aside to cool down again – the mixture should not be warmer than 110°F (43°C) when added to the rest of the ingredients.
2. In the bowl of a kitchen machine combine flour, sugar, yeast, ground cardamom, and salt. Add the cooled milk-butter-mixture and stir to combine. Knead everything with the dough hook of the machine for about 10 minutes to get a very smooth and soft dough. Shape the dough into a ball, cover the bowl and let rise in a warm place for about 60-90 minutes or until the dough has doubled in size.
3. While the dough is rising, you can prepare the filling. Mix the very soft vegan butter with the brown sugar (or xylitol), ground cinnamon, and cardamom. Chop the pecans finely and set aside. Peel and core the apple and cut into very fine dices – do that right before you start working on the dough again or the apple dices will brown.
4. Knock the air out of the risen dough and roll out on a floured surface into a rectangle with about 23×16 inches (60x40cm). Spread the cinnamon mixture evenly all over the dough (into the last corner), then sprinkle the diced apple on 1/3 of the rectangle and the chopped pecans right next to that to cover another 1/3 of the dough (see pictures). Fold the 1/3 of the dough with only the cinnamon spread over the part with the chopped pecans, press down, then fold this two layers over the section with the chopped apples – you should now have a new rectangle with three layers and a length of about 16×8 inches (40x20cm). Use your rolling pin to press everything together, then cut the rectangle into 12 strips. Take a strip and twist several times, pull gently and stretch until it nearly doubles in length. Secure one end of the twisted strip with your thumb and wrap twice around two of your fingers, then remove from your fingers and pull the end of the strip through the opening to create something that looks similar to a knot. Place the knots on two baking sheets lined with baking parchment, cover with a damp kitchen towel and let rise a second time for about 60 minutes.
5. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Brush the knots (Kanelbullar) with some plant based milk and sprinkle with the pearled (or some coarse) sugar. Bake for about 18-20 minutes – swap the baking sheets halfway thru to make sure the Kanelbullar get evenly golden brown. Take out of the oven and let cool down for some time on the baking sheets (they will be a bit soft at the beginning), then transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Best on the first day, but can be frozen up to 3 months.
Notes
Enjoy baking!
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