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Vegan Roasted Garlic & Herb Dinner Rolls

These vegan roasted garlic and herb dinner rolls (or knots!) are brushed with roasted garlic butter for the ultimate holiday-worthy side dish. Soft, fluffy, and packed with flavor.
Prep Time2 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time2 hours 50 minutes
Course: Bread, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Holiday
Keyword: Dinner Rolls, Garlic Knots, Vegan
Servings: 8 rolls/knots
Calories: 190kcal

Ingredients

For the rolls

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour 12 3/4 oz
  • 4 Tbsp potato flour or replace with AP flour
  • 1 Tbsp white sugar
  • 2 tsp active dry yeast
  • 1 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp dried Italian herbs
  • 1 Tbsp nutritional yeast adds cheesy flavor
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil 7/8 oz
  • 1/2 cup lukewarm water 4 oz
  • 1/2 cup almond milk 4 oz, warmed
  • 3 cloves roasted garlic mashed

For the roasted garlic butter

  • 2 cloves roasted garlic mashed
  • 2 Tbsp butter vegan or regular, melted
  • sea salt to taste

Instructions

  • Roast all garlic cloves in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat until blackened in spots and softened (about 15 minutes). Cool, peel, and mash.
  • In a mixer bowl, combine flour, potato flour, sugar, yeast, salt, herbs, and nutritional yeast. Add olive oil, water, almond milk, and 3 mashed garlic cloves. Mix to form a shaggy dough.
  • Knead with dough hook (10 minutes) or by hand (12–15 minutes) until smooth. Shape into a ball, place in an oiled bowl, cover, and let rise for 1 hour until doubled.
  • Turn dough onto an oiled board. Roll into a 13x10 rectangle. Cut into 1-inch strips. Roll into ropes and tie into knots, or shape into rolls. Place on baking sheet 2 inches apart, cover, and rise until very puffy (about 1 hour).
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake knots or rolls for 17–20 minutes, until golden brown.
  • While baking, mash 2 roasted garlic cloves and mix with melted butter. Brush over hot rolls and sprinkle with sea salt. Serve immediately.

Equipment

  • Stand mixer with dough hook (optional)
  • Rolling Pin
  • Baking sheet
  • Skillet
  • Pastry brush

Notes

Potato flour makes rolls more tender but can be replaced with AP flour. To make ahead, freeze shaped rolls before final rise and bake straight from freezer after thawing 1.5 hours. For non-vegan version, substitute butter and parmesan cheese for Earth Balance and nutritional yeast.

Nutrition

Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 270mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 2mg