easiest cinnamon rolls

What if I told you I had a from-scratch cinnamon roll recipe that was effortlessly veganized, required no kneading, and could be coming out of your oven in just over two hours? And what if I told you’d I’d been making it for years and didn’t tell you about it because I thought, for some bizarre reason, that the site didn’t need another breakfast bun recipe? Yes, I’d throw a jar of cinnamon at my head too. Good news, though, you can stop yelling now because I’ve come to my senses.

A few years ago I started veganizing Ree Drummond’sfamous cinnamon rollswhenever family or friends were coming over who’d appreciate it. As they’re already egg-free, the remaining swaps were a cinch, but they work equally deliciously with melted butter and dairy milk. Doughs without eggs rise much faster, which came in handy last week when I decided at 10:30pm (when all kid birthday prep is executed) the night before a certaincinnamon swirl-headed kid’s15th birthday that it would be really nice for him to wake up to freshly baked cinnamon buns, but didn’t want to stay up hours to make them.

And that’s the magic here: What started as a special diet recipe has morphed into our house cinnamon rolls because they’re so quick and fuss-free, they seem to implicitly understand a life truth: when you want cinnamon rolls, you want them as soon as humanly possible.

Staub x Smitten Kitchen BraiserIt’s been six months since I announced thatannouncedthat I was partnering with Staub to get them to bring back one of my favorite pans, a squat 4-quart Dutch oven I first bought in 2014 and have since cooked so many things in, it barely leaves my stove. Unfortunately, it sold out in a few hours, and so did the next restock, but we’ve finally got them back in the warehouse and I hope you get a chance to snag one — or nudge a friend or family member about the perfect holiday gift for you.You can order yours here.I hope you love it as much as I love mine.

Podcast!A new episode of my podcast with J. Kenji Lopez-Alt,The Recipe with Kenji and Deb, is out and I had so much fun getting ready for theCaesar salad episode. We’re going to learn so much! You can listen to it anywhere you get your podcasts and catch up on any episodes you’ve missedright here. New episodes drop every other Monday. I hope you enjoy listening as much as we’re enjoying the conversation.