Pink Velvet Sweet Rolls (Natural Food Dye)

Hi There :)

TGIF and we will be having long weekend here in BC, Canada, Yay!

Winter Festival starts today, later in the afternoon, which made my oldest did not really wanna go to school this morning lol Both of the boys cannot wait for ice sliding :D

I cannot wait until school to be over, for sure, but I don't think we will head to the festival for its 1st day. Tomorrow morning definitely, but not this arvo, because my house is a mess. This momma has to clean up and yet she is online on Steemit instead :P

Today I have a cinnamon rolls recipe to share, which happen to be chocolate rolls as well.

Made these rolls yesterday for Valentine's, to surprise the boys when they arrived from school :D

Since my youngest is not into cinnamon rolls much (the flavor of cinnamon to be exact), I made half cinnamon, half chocolate for the filling. And since none of the boys like frosting on their rolls, I did not drizzle any, but you are more than welcome to, if you like :)

The inspiration came from red velvet cake/rolls, but I did not really want to use food coloring, so I used beets instead, which in turn, the result is rather pinkish than reddish.

The base recipe for the rolls is my go to, which I have been sharing here quite a few times before, with a little tweak :)

Ingredients

• 3 c flour , a pinch of salt
• 398 ml canned beets, only use the beets and 2 tbsp of the water, process into paste/smoothie
• 1 c almond milk
• 1/2 c sugar
• 1 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
• 1/4 c oil

• Mix flour and salt, set aside
• Mix sugar into milk, microwave til lukewarm, stir in yeast, set aside for 5 mins
• Pour in processed beets into flour mixture, followed with oil
• Add in additional of 1 c flour that has been mixed with 1 tsp BP
• Knead, cover with cling wrap, let rest for 30 mins
• Meanwhile, mix 1 tsp cinnamon powder with 2 tbsp brown sugar (or coconut sugar), set aside
• Melt 3 tbsp vegan margarine/butter, set aside

• Roll flat dough and brush with melted margarine
• With left over melted margarine, mix it with a handful raisin, set aside
• Sprinkle half of the dough with brown sugar mixture, then top with soaked raisin
• Sprinkle half the dough with DF dark chocolate sprinkles
• Roll as you would jelly-roll
• Slice and place on heart-shaped pan that is lined with parchment paper
• Bake on preheated 350 F for 30 mins, cool on rack

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!

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