Delicious Vegan Pizza Rolls

🍕What are Vegan Pizza Rolls

Vegan pizza rolls are a twist on classic pizza, taking the irresistible flavors of a classic pizza without cheese or meat and wrapping them up in a bite-sized package.

With a crispy exterior and a warm and pillowy interior, these vegan pizza rolls are a crowd-pleaser for all occasions.

😋Why You'll Love this Recipe

• Perfect for a quick and easy snack or meal
• Versatile - enjoy as is or add your favorite toppings for a custom experience
• No hidden ingredients, no mock meats, no fake cheese
• Fun food to serve to guests, everyone loves a pull-apart
• Accommodates vegan, nut-free, soy-free, corn-free diets

🍅Ingredients You'll Need

Basic dough is the foundation of this recipe, it will be made with all-purpose flour, water, maple syrup, olive oil, salt and dry active yeast.

Tomato Paste provides a rich and savory base for the pizza rolls, ensuring they are packed with flavor in every bite.

Tomato adds a fresh and juicy element of sweet and tart flavors that complement the other ingredients.

Dried oregano herb is a slightly bitter and pungent taste, oregano brings the marinara flavor to the pizza rolls. Feel free to use fresh oregano.

Onion adds a slightly sweet and savory flavor and provides a hint of crunchy texture to the pizza rolls.

Pitted black olives a touch of salty brine and a unique flavor, pitted black olives provide a delightful contrast to the sweet and savory ingredients in these vegan pizza rolls. For a more complex flavoring with olives try blending some olive salad sandwich spread and spreading that instead.

Nutritional Yeast is a staple in vegan cooking, nutritional yeast adds a "cheesy" and nutty flavor, making them irresistible. This can be found at your local supermarket, or health food store or purchased here online.

Garlic Clove (Optional) For those who love garlic, adding a garlic clove to the recipe will enhance the overall flavor.

Optional you could try adding a sprinkle of sausage tofu crumbles into the mix too.

🍕How to Make Vegan Pizza Rolls

Step 1: Prepare Dough and Filling

In a mixing bowl, add warm water, maple syrup and dried yeast and mix. Allow it to sit for 10 minutes to activate the yeast. The mixture will become frothy.

In the same bowl, add olive oil and salt to the yeast mixture and whisk to combine. Add flour and salt. Mix the ingredients come together and then turn the mixture onto a clean floured surface and knead for five minutes. If using an electric mixture, turn it on to low-medium to knead for five minutes.

Make a ball with your dough using your floured hands, lightly grease the bowl with olive oil and place the ball in the center of the bowl. Cover the bowl with cling wrap and a tea towel. Allow it to rest for an hour in a warm place so that it can rise. It will double in size.

Quarter the onion and tomato, add them to a food processor with all the other filling ingredients and pulse until a chunky sauce has formed.

I like to use the "chop" setting three times on my Ninja food processor, in between each "chop" session the sides will need to be scraped down.

Tip: Divide the sauce into four equal portions. The sauce will be juicy but this will be absorbed and baked dry, making the rolls slightly crispy on the bottom.

Step 2: Roll and Fill

On a floured surface, I like to use a silicone mat as the dough won't stick, roll out one dough ball to a thickness of 3mm (⅛ inch), I like to use this rolling pin which I can change the thickness precisely to 3mm using the discs provided.

Spread a layer of the sauce over the dough, leaving a small border. Fold the dough into a tight log.

Step 3: Bake & Serve

Slice the roll into 5cm (2 inches) pieces and place on a 19cm x 26cm (7½" x 10") baking tray lined with parchment paper, cut side up. The rolls will be touching each other. Repeat until all is done.

Let the rolls rest and expand for 10 minutes in the tray prior to baking in a preheated oven at 225C (437F) for 18-20 minutes or until the edges are golden.

Allow the rolls to cool down for at least 10 minutes before pulling them apart.  Enjoy them on their own or with a simple salad or your favorite dipping sauce.

Tip: If you don't have that specific size tray, a lined baking sheet can be used by placing the rolls close to each other in the center.

Tip: Whilst these vegan pizza rolls can be enjoyed hot, if they are left to cool to just warmer than room temperature, they will pull apart perfectly.

🍴Serving Suggestions

Enjoy these on their own or try them with;

Serve with this simple roca salad.

Serve as a snack with your favorite dipping sauce

Serve on top of a bed of pasta for a delicious twist

Add your favorite toppings for a custom twist

Tip: Once these have fully cooled down, they can be taken out of the tray using the parchment paper to pull them out as one big slab. They are easy to store or transport to a get-together. Everyone will love pulling them apart.

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🍲Related Recipes

You might also enjoy my fresh oregano scrolls made similarly or if you like pizza click this link for vegan pizza dough to get the recipe.

Or these super addictive zaatar pastry pinwheels.

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