cinnamon roll muffins

After last week’s post on baking bread, I was craving cinnamon bread. But, as I mentioned, I don’t do yeast products. So, when I was scouring my recipe collection, one stood out – muffins based on cinnamon rolls. I could get my cinnamon cravings satisfied without proofing and kneading. Immediately I set out to make the rolls because they sounded easy and good. How good? Have you ever licked a (vegan) batter off of your fingers and then scooped more out of the bowl to eat? Yep, that good.

The recipe was already vegan (I did say it was easy) so all I had to do was adapt for altitude. I added flour and milk while reducing the baking powder. I also used less topping so it wouldn’t suffocate a muffin trying to rise at high altitude. Because I had vanilla flavored yogurt, I reduced the vanilla extract. I didn’t want to crowd out the cinnamon flavor. They seemed to turn out pretty good, but I should taste test another one or two to be sure.

Cinnamon Roll Muffins based on Cinnabon Muffins
Topping:
1 TBS coconut sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
Batter:
1 1/2 cups + 1 TBS all purpose flour
1/2 cup oat flour
1 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
1/4 scant tsp sea salt
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup vanilla cashew yogurt
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup + 1 1/2 TBS almond milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 TBS raisins
Preheat oven to 350F and put paper liners in 11 cups of a regular muffin tin. In a small bowl, mix together topping ingredients and set aside. In a large bowl, sift together flours, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda. In a medium bowl, whisk together yogurt, milk, maple syrup, and vanilla. Stir in raisins. Add wet mixture to dry, stirring until just well combined.
Distribute batter evenly between 11 muffin cups. Sprinkle topping on each. Bake for 18-19 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a cooling rack.

Until next time, happy baking!