miso caramel cinnamon rolls

You may be wondering why I'm messing with a good thing! Yes, I already have a couple of epic cinnamon roll recipes on this blog like the cinnamon rolls with spiced whisky peaches and a caramel pecan version. But, I'm on a mission to make an even softer, fluffier cinnamon roll and I think this is it!

By all means stick to what you know, if you’ve been using my dough recipe time and time again for baked goodies like these. But if you want to come along for the ride and give this uber-fluffy brioche-style dough a try, you won't be disappointed!

So lemme tell ya about this game-changing brioche-style dough. To replace the eggs in this enriched dough I'm using a regular ol' potato and unsweetened apple sauce. No, this dough doesn't taste apple-y. The dough just takes on this soft, pillowy, how-is-this-vegan?! texture that stays soft days after baking.

If the dough wasn't convincing enough, on top of that (literally) there's a miso caramel pan sauce and miso cinnamon sugar filling rolled up inside. The miso takes your average cinnamon roll and elevates it to did I just buy this from a bakery status! It's grown-up, sophisticated, sweet, and salty. This is the dessert for people who don't like dessert. Perfect for the holidays as an after-dinner treat, or as part of an impressive breakfast spread.

ingredients

To make these miso caramel cinnamon rolls absolutely perfect, I experimented and used bread flour for the ideal texture. Bread flour contains more gluten and is used when you want a bit of a chew and structure. It compliments the fact that I've enriched the dough with softer ingredients like potato and applesauce! Trust the process here.

• russet potato
• nondairy milk
• vegan butter
• bread flour
• granulated cane sugar
• quick rise yeast
• nutmeg
• cinnamon
• applesauce
• neutral vegetable oil
• light brown sugar
• maple syrup
• white miso paste

equipment

Ideally, you have a stand mixer for this recipe as it saves a lot of labor for kneading the dough properly. If you love baking investing in a stand mixer is a wise choice! Here's the Kitchen Aid stand mixer that I have and I use it often. You'll use the dough hook for this particular recipe.

You'll also need these things:

• large pot
• saucepan
• ricer or grater
• liquid measuring cup
• dry measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• thermometer
• whisk
• mixing bowls
• muffin pan or square baking pan
• rolling pin
• baking sheet

miso caramel cinnamon rolls

with this miso caramel cinnamon roll recipe, vegans get a fluffy pillowy brioche-style dough too! The miso caramel pan sauce is a great way to elevate the typical cinnamon roll.

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Prep Time: 2 hours hours 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes

Servings: 12

Author: Lauren Toyota

Ingredients

brioche-style dough

• ▢ 1 C peeled and cubed russet potato (about 125g)
• ▢ 1 C unsweetened nondairy milk (heated between 110°F to 130°F)
• ▢ 3 ½ C bread flour, plus extra for dusting
• ▢ ¼ C granulated cane sugar
• ▢ 2 ¼ tsp (1 packet) quick rise instant yeast
• ▢ ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ▢ ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ▢ ¼ C unsweetened apple sauce
• ▢ ¼ C salted vegan butter, softened to room temperature
• ▢ 2 teaspoon neutral vegetable oil

filling

• ▢ ¼ C salted vegan butter, softened to room temperature
• ▢ ¼ C packed light brown sugar
• ▢ 1 tablespoon white miso paste
• ▢ 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

miso caramel pan sauce

• ▢ ½ C salted vegan butter
• ▢ ½ C packed light brown sugar
• ▢ 2 tablespoon white miso paste
• ▢ 2 tablespoon maple syrup
• ▢ 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

• Boil the cubes of potato in water for about 8 to 10 minutes until soft. Pass the boiled potato through a ricer or grate finely on a box grater.
• Heat milk to 110°F to 130°F in a bowl in the microwave or over the stove top in a small sauce pan.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough hook add 3 ½ cups bread flour, sugar, quick rise yeast, nutmeg, and sea salt and stir over low to combine. Then add riced or grated potato, unsweetened apple sauce, vegan butter, and combine over low speed, while adding the warm milk. Continue mixing until it comes together to form a sticky ball around the hook. If the dough looks too wet, add a little bit of bread flour 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough is soft and slightly sticky. Coat the ball of dough with vegetable oil. Cover the bowl with a dish towel or plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 40 minutes to 1 hour.
• To make the filling in a medium bowl combine softened vegan butter, miso, brown sugar and cinnamon until it’s a smooth paste and set aside.
• To make the miso caramel pan sauce, in a medium microwave safe bowl, add vegan butter, miso, maple syrup, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Microwave for 30 seconds until the butter is slightly melted and you can stir everything together into a sauce. Scoop 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon of miso caramel pan sauce into each cup of a 12 cup muffin pan. You can also use a rectangular baking dish instead of a muffin pan and pour all the caramel into the bottom.
• Once the dough is doubled in size, turn it out on a lightly floured surface and roll out the dough into an 18 x 12-inch rectangle. Brush the filling all over the dough. Starting on the shorter end of the dough, roll up the dough from end to end to form a cylinder. Use a dough cutter or sharp knife to cut 12 even 1-inch pieces. Place one piece in each muffin cup or in rows in the baking dish, slightly spaced apart. Cover and let it rise for 30 minutes until puffy. Preheat the oven to 350°F towards the end of the rising time. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
• Once baked, let cool for 10 minutes in the tray and using oven mitts, invert the muffin pan onto a large board or baking pan. Let the caramel pan sauce drip down over the buns and scoop any extra caramel onto the sticky buns, if necessary. If you used a square baking dish you can serve right from the dish or invert the pan onto a board or baking sheet to show the caramel on top.