These little rolls are a lot of fun and are a great hit for kids' birthday parties. This dough is incredibly easy to prepare and can be made 1 night ahead of time to ease the pre-party or work-week stress of meal preparation.
Serves 4 to 6 kids as an entree
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 ½ cups white flour
- 1 T. baking powder
- 1 t. and ½ t. salt, divided, plus more for sprinkling
- ¾ cups water
- 2 T. honey
- 2 T. and 1 T. olive oil, divided
- Garlic powder, for sprinkling
- ½ cup nutritional yeast
- ¼ cup soymilk powder
- 1 ½ T. Cornstarch
- ½ cup dairy-free soy mayonnaise
- 1 cup plus 2 T. plain unsweetened soymilk, divided
- Pizza or pasta sauce, store-bought or homemade
Preparation:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Line a large baking sheet with a sheet of parchment.
2. Make the dough. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and 1/2 t. salt.
3. In a small mixing bowl, combine the water, honey and 1 T. olive oil until well mixed. Add the wet mixture to the dry until a soft dough forms.
4. On a lightly floured surface, turn out dough and knead for about 5 minutes, or until elastic. Shape into a disk, cover and set aside while making the sauce.
5. Make the cheese sauce. In a small bowl, combine the nutritional yeast, soymilk powder and cornstarch. Set aside.
6. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the oil, soy mayonnaise and 1 cup soymilk, whisking until well combined. Add the dry ingredients and 1 t. salt to the mixture, whisking until lumps are dissolved (a few lumps will still remain but will dissolve while cooking).
7. In a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat, heat the sauce mixture, stirring constantly until desired consistency. Salt to taste and remove from heat.
8. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough until 1/8" thick. With a pizza cutter or sharp knife, divide the dough into squares or rectangles of preferred size. In the center of each square or rectangle, place a small amount of pizza sauce followed by a generous amount of cheese sauce.
9. To make the rolls, pinch together two sides of a square, Then roll the dough starting at the end towards you and rolling away. Pinch together any openings and place seam-side down on the prepared sheet. Lightly brush with the remaining 2 T. soymilk, then lightly sprinkling with salt and garlic powder. Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
