Vegan Cinnamon Pecan Rolls!

As promised, here's a variation recipe for Flaky Vegan Rolls that turn these scrumptious savory dinner rolls into sweet decadent dessert!

I've always loved cinnamon rolls, even though I've never been huge on sweets. There's just something about soft savory bread and a sweet buttery filling that gets the mouth salivating. But that's basically where I stop in decadency, I h8 (haaaate!) The icing on cinnamon rolls, or most desserts for that matter. I was the child who scraped off most the toppings on her cake and basically ate the fruit & naked cake. Frostings are generally too sweet for me, and don't get me wrong, I've had delicious frosting/ icing in my life; but if the bread and filling already satisfy my sweet craving, why add on another layer of sugar that doesn't provide flavor profile? Obviously I'll include a recipe for it, because I know a fully complete cinnamon roll (or sticky buns) needs its icing!!

VEGAN CINNAMON PECAN ROLLS

• Nonstick spray
• 8 Ounces warm non dairy milk (I used Almond- 100 Degrees F)
• 2 1/4 Ounces Sugar (About 1/3 Cup)
• 1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Active Dry Yeast
• 16 Ounces All- purpose flours, plus more for Kneading (I always end up using about 2-1/2 to 2-3/4 cups of flour)
• 2 Tablespoons Energy Egg replacer plus 2 Tablespoons warm water
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 1/2 Ounces Coconut oil at room temperature (or 1/4 Cup)
• Extra Grape seed oil for brushing (Grape seed oil browns really well, for some reason.) 

• 1/2 C Coconut Oil (Softened)
• 4 tsp Cinnamon (Grounded)
• 1 C Brown sugar
• 3/4 C Chopped Pecans
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• 4 TBS Coconut Oil
• 2 C Powdered Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 3-6 TBS Hot Water

PROCEDURE

• Follow Flaky Vegan Rolls procedure until after the 1st rising and you're ready to roll out your dough!

From there...

• Roll the dough out to a 17x10 Triangle, and spread the coconut oil for the filling atop.
• Mix together the cinnamon, brown sugar, & pecans and sprinkle over the dough evenly.
• Begin to roll the dough long side in (Hot dog style!) and seal the ends.
• Grease a 9x13 Pan (or 2 bread pans like pictured, or 2 cake pans will work! Or you can always make these in muffin tins as well!)
• Cut log into 12-16 pieces and place them in pan with some room for rising, cover with damp towel and let rise until double in size, about 30 minutes to 1 hour. 
• Preheat the Oven to 375 Degrees
• Bake in oven (making sure to rotate pan) for about 20 minutes or golden brown.
• Mean while- mix the coconut oil, vanilla, and powdered sugar together and add hot water 1 TBS at a time until desired consistency is reached! 

Eat kind & Happy baking!