Soft Fluffy Vegan Dinner Rolls (Printable)

Tender, golden rolls made with plant-based ingredients, soft and fluffy with a buttery flavor.

# What You Need:

→ Wet Ingredients

01 - 1 cup (240 ml) unsweetened almond milk or plant-based milk
02 - 1/4 cup (60 g) vegan butter, melted
03 - 1/4 cup (50 g) organic cane sugar
04 - 1 packet (7 g or 2 1/4 tsp) active dry yeast

→ Dry Ingredients

05 - 3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
06 - 1 tsp fine sea salt

→ For Brushing

07 - 2 tbsp vegan butter, melted

# How To Make It:

01 - Warm the plant-based milk to 100°F. Pour into a large bowl, add melted vegan butter and sugar, and stir until dissolved. Sprinkle yeast over the mixture and let sit for 5–10 minutes until foamy and activated.
02 - Add flour and salt to the yeast mixture. Stir with a spoon or your hands until a shaggy dough forms and all flour is incorporated.
03 - Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for 8–10 minutes, pushing dough away with the heel of your hand and folding it back over itself, until smooth, elastic, and no longer sticky.
04 - Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl, turning to coat all sides. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and set in a warm, draft-free area for 1 hour until doubled in size.
05 - Punch down dough to release air. Divide into 12 equal portions and shape each into a smooth, round ball by tucking edges underneath. Arrange balls in a greased 9x13-inch baking dish, spaced evenly.
06 - Cover the dish with a towel and let rise for 30 minutes until rolls are puffy and have nearly doubled in size.
07 - Preheat oven to 375°F during the final 10 minutes of the second rise.
08 - Bake rolls for 18–20 minutes until tops are golden brown and rolls sound hollow when tapped. Rotate the dish halfway through for even browning.
09 - Remove from oven and immediately brush tops with melted vegan butter for a glossy, flavorful finish. Let cool in the dish for 5–10 minutes before serving.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • They bake up impossibly light and tender, nothing like the dense hockey pucks you remember from vegan potlucks past
  • The dough is forgiving enough that you can shape them while catching up on a podcast or supervising kids
  • That final brush of melted butter makes them taste like something your grandmother might have made
02 -
  • If your yeast does not get foamy after 10 minutes, your milk was too hot or the yeast is dead
  • Over-kneading makes tough rolls but under-kneading makes dense ones, so set a timer
  • The second rise is just as important as the first because it creates that light, airy texture
03 -
  • Use a kitchen scale if you have one because weighing flour is more accurate than measuring
  • Place your dough bowl near a warm oven or on top of a running dryer for faster rising
  • Leftover rolls make incredible breakfast sandwiches the next morning

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