Vegan Chorizo Cheez Rolls
The popular gluten-free, cheese bread from Columbia (pandebono), made vegan, and with added soy chorizo — the perfect gluten-free, savory, and delicious dinner roll for any dish!
Servings 8 - 10 rolls
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup (plus extra for sprinkling on top, if desired) non-dairy cheese shreds, I use cheddar or a mix of cheddar and mozzarella Ensure nut-free, if necessary. I like Daiya or SoDelicious
- 1/2 cup tapioca starch/flour This ingredient is explained in the artifice above.
- 1/2 cup masarepa This ingredient is explained in the article above.
- 6 oz soy chorizo (1/2 of a standard size package)
- 3/4 cup *aquafaba What is aquafaba? See notes below!
- 2 Tbsp blue agave syrup
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- oil of choice, for cooking
Instructions
- In a skillet over medium heat, drizzle a little oil. Once hot, add the soy chorizo. Cook, stirring frequently until soy chorizo has browned. Remove from heat.
- In a food processor with an S-blade, add the flours, cheese, and salt. Mix until well combined.
- Add aquafaba to a separate bowl. Using an electric mixer, mix on high until white and frothy.
- Start running the food processor once more. While running, pour in the aquafaba as well as the agave. Turn off the food processor and let the dough sit 5 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Either using a spoon or by pulsing in the food processor, add the soy chorizo to the dough until well distributed.
- Have a bowl of water close by. Roll 8 - 10 balls out of the dough, wetting/rinsing your hands between each roll (dough is sticky and wetting your hands helps). Place rolls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake in the oven 20 minutes. If desired, sprinkle the tops of the rolls with more cheese shreds during the last 2 minutes of baking. Best enjoyed warm.
Notes
*Aquafaba is bean cooking liquid. Use the liquid drained from a can (or two) of light colored beans, such as garbanzo or cannellini beans. Each can contains about 1/2 - 3/4 cups of liquid. Reserve the beans for another dish, like hummus or falafels.
Not sure what to do with the remaining 6 ounces of soy chorizo? Try making paella or some delicious, gluten-free pizza crusts!