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5 from 3 votes

Lower Carb Cinnamon Rolls

Lower carb cinnamon rolls that taste delicious!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Rising time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Main Course
Cuisine: Breakfast, Dessert, main course
Keyword: Breakfast, brunch, Cinnamon rolls, Dessert

Ingredients

  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup tofu
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
  • 1/2 cups vital wheat gluten you can swap this with 1/2 cup flour if you don't have vital wheat gluten on hand, it will raise the carbs by a few grams
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • For filling
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Instructions

  • In a blender or mixing bowl, add warm water and yeast and let sit for 2 minutes.
  • Add tofu and blend until mixture is smooth. If using a large bowl, you can blend the mixture with an immersion blender.
  • Pour tofu mixture into a bowl and add salt, melted butter and coconut sugar and mix.
  • Add vital wheat gluten and flour and mix until a dough ball forms, it will be a little bit of a wet dough, as long as it can hold a ball shape fairly easily it will work just fine.
  • Knead for 5 minutes.
  • Place in mixing bowl with plastic wrap over the top for 45 minutes.
  • Gently press dough down and roll out into about 1/3 of an inch thick and roughly a 12 inch by 9 inch rectangle. Don't worry about it being exact.
  • Pour on melted butter and sprinkle with coconut sugar and cinnamon.
  • Roll the rectangle starting at one end of the rectangle and roll to the other end until you have a long cylinder tube.
  • Slice the tube into 12 separate rounds and place on a greased baking sheet.
  • I use 2 pans so they aren't super squished but you can cram them into one extra large pan or cookie sheet if you need to.
  • Let them rise for 30- 45 minutes or until nearly doubled in size.
  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Bake for 20 minutes.
  • Let cool and serve.
  • *You can add a little powdered sugar glaze on top if you want to bump up the sweetness.