Sticky Caramelised Chestnut Cinnamon Rolls

Soft, fluffy cinnamon rolls packed with chestnuts, drizzled with a sticky maple glaze and finished with a rich cream cheese icing. Perfect for celebrations, afternoon tea or festive baking, these indulgent buns are worth every minute of preparation.

 

Written by Gaz Oakley
Sticky Caramelised Chestnut Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
  • 400g strong white bread flour
  • 85g cornflour
  • 60g icing sugar
  • 2 tsp fast-action dried yeast
  • 410ml non-dairy milk
  • 115g vegan margarine, melted
  • Chestnut Cinnamon Filling
  • 1 pouch Merchant Gourmet Whole Chestnuts, finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 5 tbsp light brown sugar
  • Sticky Maple Glaze
  • 115g vegan margarine
  • 120ml maple syrup or agave nectar
  • Cream Cheese Icing
  • 180g icing sugar
  • 80g vegan cream cheese
  • 56g vegan butter
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste

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  1. Add the flour, cornflour, icing sugar and dried yeast to the bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl.
  2. Stir to combine, then add the non-dairy milk and melted vegan margarine.
  3. Bring the mixture together into a dough and knead for 5–6 minutes, until smooth and elastic.
  4. Lightly grease a large bowl, add the dough and cover with a damp tea towel.
  5. Leave somewhere warm for approximately 90 minutes, or until doubled in size. Alternatively, refrigerate overnight for a slower rise.
  6. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a large rectangle around 1cm thick.
  7. Evenly sprinkle over the cinnamon, brown sugar and Merchant Gourmet Whole Chestnuts.
  8. Roll up tightly from the long side to form a log.
  9. Cut into 9 equal rolls.
  10. Arrange the rolls in a lightly greased baking dish, cut-side up.
  11. Cover and leave to prove for around 45 minutes, until puffy.
  12. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  13. Meanwhile, make the glaze by gently heating the vegan margarine and maple syrup together until melted. Set aside.
  14. Pour some of the glaze over the risen rolls.
  15. Bake on the lower oven shelf for 25 minutes.
  16. Remove from the oven, spoon over more glaze and return to the oven for a further 10 minutes.
  17. While the rolls bake, whisk together the icing sugar, vegan cream cheese, vegan butter and vanilla until smooth.
  18. Remove the rolls from the oven and cover with a clean tea towel for 15 minutes to keep them soft.
  19. Finish with generous spoonfuls of cream cheese icing before serving.

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