Vegan Hawaiian Rolls
A vegan version of the very popular Hawaiian Rolls, my Vegan Hawaiian Rolls are soft, fluffy with just enough sweetness. A delicious side to any meal.
Servings 16 rolls
Equipment
- stand mixer optional
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp ground flax seed
- 4 tablespoon water
- ½ cup canned pineapple juice
- ½ cup water
- 1 packet instant yeast
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup non dairy butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ½ - 4 cups all purpose flour
- 4 tablespoon potato flakes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon non dairy milk
Instructions
- In a small bowl whisk together ground flax seeds and 4 tablespoon of water. Set aside to thicken.
- In a stand mixer combine water, pineapple juice, brown sugar, yeast, non dairy butter, flax eggs, vanilla and potato flakes. Mix using flat beater. Add half of flour and salt and mix again. Add remaining flour until a soft dough forms. The dough will be sticky at this point. Switch to dough hook.
- Knead dough for 5 minutes until dough springs back to the touch. Lightly grease a bowl and cover to allow dough to rise until doubled in size, about 1 ½ hours.
- Once dough has risen, deflate and transfer to work surface. Cut dough into 16 even pieces and shape into small balls. Place balls in a greased baking dish. Cover and let rise again until doubled in size again, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brush the tops of rolls with non dairy milk to help brown. Bake for 20-25 minutes until deeply golden brown on the tops.
- After baking brush tops with melted non dairy butter, if desired. Cool briefly before removing from pan and serving.
Notes
- This dough is a bit sticky making it a bit tricky to handle. Avoid adding too much flour to prevent dense rolls. Instead lightly oil your hands and work surface to make handling the dough easier
- You can use potato flour instead of potato flakes. Use 2 tablespoons of potato flour.
- To use fresh pineapple juice first heat to 200 degrees then cool to room temperature. This will kill enzymes that break down gluten and prevent proper rise.
