Walnut Sticky Buns

These easy plant-based walnut sticky buns come together in about two hours and come out of the oven warm and fluffy and deliciously sticky.

Prep Time15

Cook Time28

rise time1 15

Servings: servings

Author: Kathy Patalsky

Equipment

bundt pan - or 8" baking dish
Rolling Pin
large mixing bowl

Ingredients

Dough

2 ¼ teaspoon active yeast
1 cup warm water
3 tablespoon coconut sugar
2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup soy milk plain
4 cups all purpose flour

Filling

¼ cup vegan butter melted
¼ cup coconut sugar
2 tablespoon walnuts finely chopped
2 tablespoon cinnamon

Sticky Topping

½ cup coconut milk full fat
½ - ¾ cup coconut sugar
1 cup walnuts chopped

For pan

2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Add the yeast, water and sugar to a large mixing bowl. Stir well until yeast is dissolved.
Add the soy milk, oil and salt to the mixing bowl. Stir. Then stir in a cup of flour. then another cup and finally fold in the last two cups of flour.
Knead the dough in the bowl for a few minutes.
Cover the bowl with a clean dish towel and place in a warmish location. Allow to rise for a little over and hour, or until doubled in size.
turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out with a rolling pin until long and flat. At east 12 inches by aboutseven or eight inches. About ⅛ -¼ inch thick.
Preheat oven to 350 and grease your baking dish with the two tablespoons of olive oil. Then add the coconut milk
Brush the melted vegan butter onto the rolled out dough. Then sprinkle with cinnamon, sugar and about ¼ cup of the walnuts. Roll up the dough into a tight swirl. Set aside for a minute.
Add the coconut milk, coconut sugar and walnuts to the baking dish. Spread evenly over bottom of the bundt pan - or baking dish if using that.
Slice the dough into 7-9 equal buns, depending on how many and how tall you want them.
Place the rolle, swirl side down, into the baking dish. Allow them to sit, covered, for about ten minutes.
Place the pan in the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 28-30 minutes.
Allow five minutes for the pan to cool a bit, then place a large serving plate over top the buns and quickly flip everything over - so the sticky walnut topping and bottom of pan is now facing up. Tap the outersides of the bundt pan to loosen andy sticky sauce. Lift pan or dish to remove and unveil the sticky buns! Serve warm.

Notes

oil: you could sub coconut oil for the olive oil
nuts: feel free to sub with pecans if desired

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