Soft fluffy rosemary yeast buns that are gluten-free and vegan. The warm and comforting aromas of savory herbs with a special technique for soft and fluffy dinner buns will have you reaching for the bread basket.
A great piece of bread, fluffy and soft, fragrant and light, is what everyone wants, right? Even us gluten-free folk. No one should be deprived of such a luxury at the dinner table. With the holidays fast approaching, you may be thinking about how you’ll have to pass up the bread basket offering. You may even be thinking about bringing a frozen and then reheated gluten-free bun you bought at the store, just so you don’t feel left out. That’s not necessary; let me tell you why.
That, my friends, is why. Vintage® Seltzer! Let me explain. Not only is this seltzer calorie, sodium, gluten, just about everything free, it’s really wonderful for not only drinking, but baking too! You can find Vintage® Seltzer in many stores, (deceivingly by the carbonated beverages), but that makes it super easy to always have on hand. You can find a store near you with this locator. From naturally flavored to plain, 12 pack cans or 1 bottle liters, you have a ton of options! I like to have a pack of 12 smaller cans on hand for my baking projects.
So what does seltzer do to baked goods that’s so magical? As you might be thinking, the bubbles from the carbonation lighten and give baked goods a little extra “lift”! When baked, the carbon dioxide that is mixed in the dough, creates pockets that expand and thus lighten the baked good. Perfect for gluten-free AND vegan baking. I wanted to double up on the lift for these buns and used this recipe for my Buckwheat English Muffin Buns as a base, but try these buns with some seltzer.
So these buns include yeast, which makes them rise, as well as the seltzer to make them even lighter. They’re small and perfect for any dinner table bread basket too. A little “portion control” if you will 😉 But they should definitely make it on your Thanksgiving menu this year. even if you aren’t gluten-free nor do you have gluten-free folks in attendance, these buns should still make it onto you table. You can even redeem a $1 off coupon for a 12-pack by signing up for Vintage® Seltzer’s email or printing directly and then using it at your local grocer.
A little more about these buns. I used my favorite flour, buckwheat, as well as light and sweet amaranth. I just love the color buckwheat gives and the earthy flavor. But I also wanted to keep to the theme of lightness, so I used some amaranth which is such a delicate flour. And dear friends, what is a good dinner bun without some great aromas. When “buns are in the oven” you wanted the comforting smells in be enticing your nostrils and your stomach! The herbs I find most comforting this time of year are rosemary, sage, and thyme. Hands down, when I smell these, I always feel warm and fuzzy inside and it makes me think of the holidays.
If I’m cooking with one of those herbs, I just have to add the other two. I feel bad if I leave the other two out, haha! They’re just the perfect trio, Three Musketeers! They belong together. Not only do they smell simply mouth-watering, but they taste just amazing, savory, and perfect. Especially with the earthy buckwheat flour, no words! Now don’t let the fact that these use yeast intimidate you. They are so easy, just like these buns (the first time I ever used yeast in a recipe, mind you!). You are going to be thanked profusely by your gluten-free guests. The ultimate grateful Thanksgiving gift!
Fluffy Rosemary Yeast Buns
- 1 Cup Buckwheat Flour
- ½ Cup Amaranth Flour
- 1 TB (1 Packet) Active Dry Yeast
- 1 Tsp Xanthan Gum
- 1 Tsp Baking Powder
- 1 Tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1⅓ Cup Original Vintage® Seltzer
- ¼ Tsp Ground Sage
- ¼ Tsp Dried Thyme
- 1 Tsp Crushed Dried Rosemary (plus more for topping)
- ¼ Tsp Onion Powder
- ¼ Tsp Garlic Powder
- In a microwave safe bowl, heat the seltzer on high for 90-120 seconds or until it is very warm to the touch. (110°F). Then stir in the yeast.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flours, baking power, gum, herbs and spices, and give it a whisk before adding in the hot seltzer and yeast mixture, as well as the olive oil.
- Whisk it all together to form a nice sticky, yeasty dough batter.
- With 7 foil rings (just cut some foil and fold into rings, oil the insides*), or real bun rings, place them on a parchment lined (or silpat) baking sheet.
- Add ¼ cup of the batter in to each of the rings and then sprinkle with additional rosemary.
- Set the baking sheet in a warm place for 30 minutes while you also wait for the oven to preheat to 375°F.
- After the buns have risen and the oven is heated, place the baking sheet inside and bake for 15 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely before removing from rings.
These will have you craving all the bread, my friends. Light, fluffy, and delicious! With all the comforting aromas of rosemary, sage, and thyme. The bread basket (well, the gluten-free basket) can now be happily passed around for everyone to enjoy! Time to get backing!
*Follow Vintage Seltzer on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram! Users who tag @DrinkVintage on Instagram will receive a $1 off coupon!*
So tell me:
+ Have you ever baked with seltzer?
+ Do the aromas of rosemary, age, and thyme elicit comfort for you too?
*Recipe linking up for the week! Allergy Free Wednesdays, #RecipeOfTheWeek,#StrangeButGood, Real Food Friday, Gluten-Free Fridays, Savoring Saturdays, Healthy Vegan Fridays, Tasty Tuesdays, Lena’s Tasty Tuesdays, Meatless Mondays, Waste Not Want Not!*
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Hi Rebecca,
As always your latest creation is simply awesome!
Thank you!
These buns sound and look amazing!! Pinned!
Elaine recently posted…Seared Scallops!
Thank you!
You have an uncanny talent for making gluten free sound so delicious!
Sherry recently posted…Funtastic Friday #52
Well thank you!
My grandma use to make the most authentic tasty bread and I have been craving it big time lately. These rolls remind me of her bread, I definitely need to give them a try.
thewickerhouse recently posted…Joy Sign and a Lamp Makeover
That’s fabulous! Thanks dear!
Looks yummy, Rebecca! Thanks so much for sharing, Love! GOD bless you! 🙂
Thanks Tai!
I love savory rosemary bread like this. Such a yummy flavor.
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish recently posted…Sweet Potato Biscuits {Gluten Free}
Totally is!
Wow how creative!
Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner recently posted…Thankful For My Readers Giveaway
Thank you!
Never thought of adding Seltzer to baking!
Amberjane recently posted…The 4 week Countdown to an Organised Christmas
It’s one of those great baking hidden gems!
I would have never guessed Seltzer! Wow – what a great idea. Gluten-free baking is kind of a pain, I love how easy this recipe sounds =)
kimmythevegan recently posted…Healthy Vegan Fridays #74
It’s an art to a gluten-free eater!
What an interesting combination of flavors! Thanks for sharing, that sounds really tasty!
Clotilde/Craftybegonia recently posted…Oatties (Otherwise Known As “Did You Say YUM?”)
Thank you!
Rosemary and bread go so well together, don’t they?!
Jess @hellotofit recently posted…Apple berry banana baked oatmeal
Yes they do!
Ooooh these look good! I loveee the smell of rosemary but as I’m allergic it means I’m always making rosemary infused dishes for everyone else 😛 I bet these would work brilliantly with a mix of oregano, basil and parsley though!
Kristy @ Southern In Law recently posted…Recent Things: Switched in the Night & Project Sneak Peeks
Really!? What a terrible silly allergy!
Hi Rebecca,
The Rosemary Yeast Buns sound wonderful. Thanks for sharing the Seltzer drink information. I had just recently heard about this – I actually think Dr Oz had it on his show as an healthy alternative for diet free soda and sugar-filled fruit drinks.
Marla recently posted…Real Food Friday #115 – Celebrating Thanksgiving with Real Foods
Haha, so seltzer is new to you? Well I’m glad you know now!
I love rosemary! Need to give these a try!
Annmarie recently posted…Foodie Friday: Goji Almond Granola
Great herb!
Wow, these sound great. Never thought of baking with soda water before 🙂
Josefine recently posted…Healthy Danish Ginger Cookies
Totally give it a try!
Haha, love your three musketeers 🙂 I’m big on using lots of herbs and spices when I cook. The bread looks yummy & so simple <3
Audrey @ Unconventional Baker recently posted…Dulce de Leche {Raw, Dairy-Free, & Refined Sugar-Free}
That’s why I call myself the spice queen! I have just about every herb abd spice in my huge spice cabinet and an always adding new if I don’t! I don’t know what cooking would be like sans the “fun” 😉
So pretty Rebecca! LOVE that you used fresh rosemary….one of my favorite herbs! Love it girl!
The Vegan 8 recently posted…Apple Hand Pies (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free)
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These look absolutely delicious – thanks for sharing your recipe!
Thank you!
These look incredible!!! Love that they’re gluten free and vegan <3
Always on this blog! Thanks!
These yeast buns look amazing Rebecca! Love anything with rosemary!
Trish – Mom On Timeout recently posted…Brown Butter Brown Sugar Pecan Pie
Thank you Trish!
Gluten free breads need all the help with rising to stay light. I need to try seltzer water for baking and love the use of whole grains in these buns!
Laura @PetiteAllergyTreats recently posted…Light Broccoli Slaw
Thanks Laura! The seltzer is so great to work with!
what wonderful way to start the day with a delicious bun or adding to the perfect dinner! These look amazing!!
Kaitie recently posted…Potato Pancakes with Eggs and Mornay Sauce #FoodieMamas
Wouldn’t think for breakfast, but whatever floats your boat!
This buns have caught my eye because I love rosemary… this just looks so yummy and healthy too. Have to give it a go at some point.
Let me know if you do! Thanks dear!
I drink Vintage all the time! In fact I have a bottle sitting next to me right now 🙂 I love rosemary since it reminds me of winter every time I use it. It’s perfect for these buns.
Nutmeg Nanny recently posted…Chorizo Roasted Red Pepper Spinach Gnocchi
Bahahaha! Then you must make these buns 😉
Rosemary is the ultimate wintertime herb for sure!
What a creative use of seltzer!
Sylvie recently posted…Cranberry Pomegranate Fool
Thanks Sylvie!
These look fantastic! I haven’t made a yeast based bread and this look super approachable. You know I need some awesome gluten free meal ideas!! This would be perfect for Thanksgiving.
Sam @ PancakeWarriors recently posted…Gluten Free Baking for the Holidays
These shall be your bread of choice for the dinner then 😉
My oldest LOVES rosemary, so much so her favorite popcorn is Quinn Parmesan Rosemary! I will have to make these for her.
Sarah recently posted…Butternut Squash Apple Salad
That’s my girl! Well these are so her buns 😉
Adam loves this seltzer but I had no clue you could bake with it – so cool!
Michele recently posted…What I Ate – Sweets, Old Recipes & Dinner Out
YES! I used to exclusively drink Seltzer growing up, but now obviously I can’t with all my stomach issues 😛
Rosemary is one of my favourite herbs Rebecca.
sue recently posted…Wednesday’s Wisdom #38
It’s a lovely one for sure!
I’ve only used seltzer for alcoholic beverages 😉 Incorporating them into buns? Brilliant! These look so good with a fried egg for breakfast too! YUMMY!
Chrissa – Physical Kitchness recently posted…10-Minute Tabata
Hahahaha 😉 Well now you have an even better use 😉
Yummy! I love bread!
Leslie recently posted…Take A Walk In These Shoes
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Rebecca, I’m blown away – your idea to use warmed Vintage® Seltzer mixed with yeast to make these rolls fluffier is BRILLIANT! Love the rosemary addition too!
Shashi at RunninSrilankan recently posted…Spiced Pumpkin Kiribath
Haha, thank you Shashi! Gotta have good bread on the table!
I have used seltzer for waffles but never thought about using it for baked goods- Genius!
I love using it for waffles too! Super crispy!
Such a creative way to use seltzer! I am majorly impressed with your idea of using it to make fluffier bread 🙂
Haha, thanks Christine!
Oh I love rosemary!!! And these are gluten free! Win-win for me!
Rosemary is just the herb of the season!
There are few things better than the smell of fresh bread, yeast, and of rosemary. ZOMG
Susie @ SuzLyfe recently posted…Update: Dealing with Spinal Injury
Exactly 😉 We should bottle it and sell it!
I love how you describe those as light and fluffy. You don’t usually think that when you hear gluten free.
Right? 😉 But it can be done!
Those look so good. Love the addition of rosemary.
Florian @ContentednessCooking recently posted…Vegan Cheese Sauce
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I love this Rebecca! I was just writing on Rachel’s wall how I hands down go for the bread first on Thanksgiving! I just pinned for later 🙂 thanks!
Elizabeth Shaw recently posted…Comment on Vegan Savory Squash Stew by Melanie
Hahaha! Most of the bread I eat on T-day is in the form of the STUFFING!
I love the comforting flavor of rosemary! Your ability to achieve the “right” textures with gluten free flours is really impressive – these look perfect!
Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday recently posted…6 Things to Do When You’re So Done
Aw, thank you Ellen!!! Rosemary plus the softness is like the best carby comfort!
I’m such a dork, the title just made me giggle. Don’t ask me why. 🙂 Love rosemary, it just makes everything taste so good.
“Buns” 😉 It is kinda a funny title…fluffy…yeast…Well I hope it draws the readers in 😉
I love Rosemary! I use it in almost everything I cook.
Shana recently posted…PMA FRESH SUMMIT , Pure Flavor and a Spinach & Tomato Frittata!
It’s just such a great flavor (and aroma!)
I love when you post the unexpected bread recipe, always fun to see what you can come up with with gluten free flours on the savory side of baking! I love the color from the buckwheat, I just want to tear one open and see the beautiful fluffy inside. The “Three Musketeers” of herbs haha! You should package them together in a little spice jar and sell them as that 😀
Girl…over the next month I think the only thing on my editorial calendar is baking recipes :/ Be prepared 😉
The 3 together is kinda like Herbs de Province but without the savory, basil, lavender, and tarragon 😛 When I think they taste similar, hahahahaha!
Rosemary is my absolute favorite spice in wheeeee world! Can’t believe that seltzer helps give these bun extra fluff factor! how creative!
rachel @ Athletic Avocado recently posted…Coconut Pumpkin Breakfast Bars {Paleo, Vegan + GF}
Thank you Rachel! Rosemary is so wonderful! I go through bottles so fast!
Yummy!! I’ve recently gone 100% gluten-free so I need to start making my own bread because store bought is never as nice and usually had loads of additives! These buns sound delicious! Definitely need to give them a try 😀
Nadia’s Healthy Kitchen recently posted…Aubergine Chickpea Bake (تبسي باذنجان)
Once you get the hang of it and the different types of breads and flours, you will be addicted to baking your own!
Love the combination of spices!! I’ve been using xanthan gum lately and I love the results! These sound delicious Rebecca!
Laura recently posted…Poppyseed Clementine Bundt Cake
Xanthan gum is so great when working with the yeast!
I love rosemary, these sound amazing!
Marye recently posted…Hubbard Squash Pie for Thanksgiving
It’s one of the best herbs!