These Norvegan kanellboller taste just like the cinnamon buns I grew up with. Light and fluffy with just the perfect amount of cardamom in the dough and with a flavorful brown sugar and cinnamon filling. Eat them fresh out of the oven the same day and freeze the rest and pop them in the oven whenever you feel like a special treat!
1packet2 ¼ teaspoon active dry yeastor use 50 grams fresh yeast
1teaspoonground cardamom
½teaspoonsalt
5dl(2 cups) non-dairy milkSoy, almond or cashew milk
¼cupJust Eggs*can be omitted
150grams(5 ¼ oz) non-dairy butter, cold and diced I like Earth Balance or Miyoko’s Artisan butter
Filling
150grams(5 ¼ oz) vegan butter
2tablespoonsground cinnamon
150grams(¾ cups) brown sugar
Non-dairy milk for brushing the dough
Pearl sugar or demarara sugar for sprinkling on top
Instructions
Combine all the ingredients except the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook and knead on medium speed for about 10 minutes. Add in the diced butter and knead for another 10 minutes until the dough releases from the edges of the bowl and is smooth and firm. Cover with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel and rest until doubled in size, about 1 ½ hours.
While the dough is rising, combine the filling in a small bowl and mix together with a fork until smooth. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 450℉ (225℃).
Tilt the risen dough onto a clean work surface dusted with flour, and roll out the dough with a rolling pin until you have a rectangle of about 24x20 inches (60x50cm). Spread the filling on the surface evenly. Starting from the bottom, roll the dough up tightly until you have a nice, tight link and cut it into about 20-24 pieces, about 1 inch (2 ½ cm) in size.
Place the pieces on the prepared baking sheet, brush with a little of the non-dairy milk and sprinkle with pearl or demarara sugar. Bake in the oven, one tray at a time, in the middle rack for about 10 minutes until golden on top. Let cool on a rack and try… to wait until they cool a little before digging in!