Do-it-yourself Vegan Pretzel Buns have a gorgeous golden crust, are mushy and chewy, salty and buttery, and extremely scrumptious! Get pleasure from them as a snack with some mustard, serve them alongside some soup, dip them into melty vegan cheese, or use them as a burger bun! Enjoyable to make and SO scrumptious!!!!
Vegan pretzel buns take a little bit of time to make, however every step is tremendous simple, and the top result’s completely value it. That is the right weekend venture, and the pretzel buns freeze splendidly so you may get pleasure from all of them week lengthy. The method of creating pretzels is somewhat distinctive in that they have to be boiled in a baking soda bathtub earlier than they’re baked. That is what makes the skin of the buns get that lovely chewy golden crust.
If you wish to use these buns to your burgers, simply observe that the recipe makes 12 smaller buns that are excellent for slider buns. Or if you need full sized burger buns, divide the dough into 8 (as a substitute of 12) to make 8 full-sized burger buns.
How you can Make Vegan Pretzel Buns:
To make the dough:
In a big bowl whisk collectively the sugar and yeast. Then add within the heat water and blend. Cowl the bowl with a clear kitchen towel then let relaxation for 10 minutes. The combination ought to be very foamy. If it is not foamy, your yeast is probably going too outdated so you can purchase new yeast and take a look at once more.
Add the melted vegan butter, salt, and flour to the yeast combination and stir in till a shaggy dough varieties.
Flippantly flour a clear work floor and switch the dough onto the floor. Knead the dough for 3 – 5 minutes till it comes collectively into a pleasant agency ball of dough. If the dough will get sticky when kneading it, mud it with extra flour as typically as wanted.
Flippantly grease a big clear bowl with extra melted vegan butter. Put the dough into the greased bowl, and switch the dough round within the bowl in order that the dough ball will get calmly coated in vegan butter. Cowl the bowl with a clear dish towel. Let rise someplace heat for 1 hour till doubled in dimension. The oven with simply the sunshine turned on is a superb place to rise dough.
To form the vegan pretzel buns:
Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
As soon as the dough has doubled in dimension, you may punch it down and take away it from the bowl.
Lower into 12 even items if making small vegan pretzel buns, or 8 even items if making bigger burger buns, and form each bit right into a ball. Place the balls on the ready baking sheets.
To cook dinner the buns:
For the baking soda bathtub: pour the ten cups of water into a big pot and produce to a simmer. Stir within the baking soda, it can foam rather a lot after which settle. Drop two buns at a time into the tub and boil for simply 20 seconds. Use a slotted spoon or spatula to take away the buns and place them on the baking sheets. Repeat with the remaining buns. The baking soda bathtub is what offers the buns that darkish brown colour, with out it, they might be white and doughy).
To brighten the buns: as soon as the entire buns have been within the bathtub, use a pointy knife to attain an “x” on the highest of every bun. Flippantly brush every bun with melted vegan butter and sprinkle them with flake salt.
To bake the buns: bake at 400°F (200°C) for 20-25 minutes or till a deep golden. Let cool for 10 minutes and luxuriate in heat or permit to chill fully and retailer in a sealable bag at room temperature for two – 3 days or you may freeze them. Get pleasure from as a snack with mustard, serve with soup or salad, or use them as a burger bun.
These vegan pretzel buns are:
- Salty, chewy, buttery, scrumptious
- Nice for snacking or making burgers
- A enjoyable baking venture
- Freezer pleasant
What to serve with pretzel buns:
Dip them into my Simple Vegan Cheese Sauce
Or Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip
Serve them alongside Vegan Zuppa Toscana
Or My Go-To Vegan Soup
Use them as a bun for Seitan Burgers or Vegan Beet Burgers
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Bon appetegan!
Sam Turnbull.
Vegan Pretzel Buns
Do-it-yourself Vegan Pretzel Buns have a gorgeous golden crust, are mushy and chewy, salty and buttery, and extremely scrumptious! Get pleasure from them as a snack with some mustard, serve them alongside some soup, dip them into vegan cheese dip, or use them as a burger bun!
Servings: small buns or 8 burger buns
Substances
For the vegan pretzel dough:
- 3 tablespoon white sugar
- 2 ¼ teaspoons immediate yeast
- 1 ½ cups heat water, suppose bathtub water temperature
- 1 tablespoon melted vegan butter, plus extra for greasing the bowl
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, plus extra as wanted
For the baking soda bathtub:
- ½ cup baking soda
- 10 cups water
For topping:
- 2 tablespoons melted vegan butter
- flake salt, for sprinkling
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Directions
To form the buns:
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Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
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As soon as the dough has doubled in dimension, you may punch it down and take away it from the bowl. Lower into 12 even items if making small buns, or 8 even items if making bigger burger buns, and form each bit right into a ball. Place the balls on the ready baking sheets.
Diet
Serving: 1 bun (recipe makes 12 buns) | Energy: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 5g | Fats: 3g | Saturated Fats: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g | Monounsaturated Fats: 1g | Trans Fats: 0.01g | Sodium: 617mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 134IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 2mg
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