This post and the #Switch2STAR recipe contest are sponsored by STAR Fine Foods. All opinions are my own.

You guys know I love baking homemade bread all the time. I’ve shared many bread recipes over the years because I find making something so wonderful with just a few staple ingredients to be quite an amazing and even therapeutic adventure. Plus I know homemade bread baking is daunting for lots of people, and I want to demystify the idea that baking bread is hard and help make your life more delicious! Not to mention Thanksgiving and all the end of year holidays are right around the corner, so I know you’ll be needing some go-to bread recipes!

I get many requests for either dairy-free recipes or vegan recipes, so that is exactly what I’m sharing with you today! Most bread roll recipes, including my Ultimate Dinner Roll recipe, contain butter, milk, and eggs. Today’s recipe instead includes butter-flavored olive oil and dairy-free milk (I used almond milk) and they still taste amazing! Have you tried STAR’s Butter Flavored Olive Oil? When STAR sent me some months ago, I’ll admit that I was quite skeptical. To my happy surprise, the stuff tastes fabulous AND you get all the benefits of using olive oil.

I love to use it on popcorn, to sauté food like shrimp and veggies in, and I’ve come to love it in baked goods like these Vegan Butter Rolls. Check to see which local Walmart has the oil on hand so you can pick up a bottle and try for yourself!





If you make these Vegan Butter Rolls, be sure to take a picture and tag it #handletheheat on Instagram. I love seeing your photos!

Make-Ahead

To make the dough ahead: After you shape the rolls but before rising, you can cover and refrigerate the rolls overnight. Remove from the fridge and let sit at room temperature for about 1 1/2 hours, or until puffy, before proceeding with baking as written.

To make the baked rolls ahead: Bake the rolls normally and let cool completely. Wrap all the rolls tightly in foil then place in a resealable bag. Freeze up to 1 month. Take the foil-wrapped rolls out of the freezer bag and loosen the foil. Place the loosely-wrapped package of rolls directly on an oven rack and bake at 300°F for 20 to 25 minutes, until the rolls are piping hot to the touch and warm all the way through. Serve these rolls immediately and while still warm as they tend to become dry once cooled. Do not reheat.

This post and the #Switch2STAR recipe contest are sponsored by STAR Fine Foods. All opinions are my own.