
Check out these vegan onion & Spinach buns; these are so fun to make and something the kids would love to help you with!
These are great for dinner, lunch, snack, picnic or comfort food. You can't go wrong with these whatever your mood!
This recipe makes 10 thick buns. You can make them thinner and make more of them but I think these are the perfect size!
Enjoy these buns on their own or with a salad on the side.
They do take a little while to make, because the dough has to rise, but they are worth the wait!
The buns have tomato pasta, caramalised onion and spinach inside. With nutritional yeast and grated cheese on top.
You can put the nutritional yeast and cheese on the inside if you prefer, but I think they taste amazing the way they are.

To make the dough;
In a small bowl mix the yeast, sugar and water together. Set aside for 5 minutes or until there are bubbles. The bubbles let you know that the yeast is active; if you don't see bubbles you should start this step again.
In a large mixing bowl sift the flour.
Pour the yeast mix into the flour, adding the salt and oil as well.
Knead until you have a smooth and pliable dough. You can use more flour if the dough is too sticky but you shouldn't need much.
Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with a damp tea towel and place somewhere warm for 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.

Melt the butter in a large frying pan
Place the onions in the pan, on a high heat, and caramalise. This should only take 5-10 minutes.
Add the spinach, for a further 2 minutes, until it has wilted.
Set aside until needed.
Roll the dough to roughly 35cmx10cm rectangle or until it is 1/2" thick.
Spread the tomato paste over the dough, leaving roughly 1cm gap around the edges.

Spread the onion and spinach mix evenly.
Sprinkle the basil over the top.
You can use fresh basil, I used dried because that's what I had.
You can add the nutritional yeast and cheese here if you would like.

Roll the long side of the dough up into a log, tucking any filling that tries to come out back in.
Turn the log so the seam is at the bottom.
Cut the ends off, you can cook and enjoy these but they wont look the same as the rest.
Cut the log into 10 equal pieces.

Place the buns on a baking tray.
Sprinkle the nutritional yeast over the top.
Bake for 30-35 minutes.
If you are using cheese, 5 minutes before they are done in the oven take them out and sprinkle the cheese over the top. Place back in the oven to allow the cheese to melt.
Serve and Enjoy!
I hope you love these as much as I do!
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Onion & Spinach Buns - Makes 10
Ingredients
Dough;
2 ¼ tsp Dried Active yeast
1 ½ Cups Warm Water
1 tsp Sugar
3 Cups Strong White Flour - Plain flour will work too.
2 tsp Sea Salt
2 tbsp Olive Oil
Filling;
1 Large Onion - Sliced
4 Cups Spinach
2 tbsp Butter
Salt & Pepper to taste
⅔ Cups Tomato Paste
2-3 tsp Dried Basil - You can use fresh basil.
1-2 tbsp Nutritional Yeast
1 - 1 ½ Cup Grated Cheese (Optional)
Method
Dough;
In a small bowl mix the yeast, sugar and water. Let sit for 5 minutes or until you see some bubbles.
In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour.
Pour the yeast mix into the center, adding the salt and oil as well.
Knead until you have a smooth and pliable dough. You can add a little more flour if needed.
Lightly oil a large bowl, place your dough inside and cover with a damp tea towel.
Place in a warm place and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
Filling;
Place 2 tbsp butter in a large frying pan and let melt on a medium heat
Turn to a high heat and add the onions, stirring occasionally so they don’t burn, let them caramelize. This should take 5-10 minutes.
Add the spinach and let wilt for roughly 2 minutes.
Make the buns;
Roll the dough to roughly 35cmx10cm rectangle. Or until the dough is roughly ½” thick.
Spread tomato paste over the whole rectangle, leaving 1 cm gap around the edges
Spread the onion and spinach mix over the tomato paste, as evenly as possible.
Sprinkle the basil over the top
Roll the long side into a log, tucking any filling back in if it tries to come out
Preheat the oven 180C and prepare a baking tray
Roll the log over so the seam is at the bottom
Cut the ends off, you can cook these but they wont look the same.
Cut the roll into 10 equal pieces. You can make them thinner, to make more rolls if you prefer.
Place onto a baking tray
Sprinkle the nutritional yeast over the top of the buns
Bake for 30-35 minutes
If adding the grated cheese, 5 minutes before finished in the oven sprinkle the cheese over the top and put it back in.
Serve
Enjoy!
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