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The BEST Cinnamon Rolls

12tomatoes.com · Serves 16

Against 364 cinnamon roll recipes

Less sugar than 98% of recipes and less butter than 91%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pan: the median of 364 cinnamon roll recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less sugar than 98% of recipes: 5.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 14%, about half as much.
  • Less butter than 91% of recipes: 9.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
  • More yeast than 97% of recipes: 3.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%, about twice as much.
  • More salt than 76% of recipes: 1.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%.
Liquid: 56%, 58th percentileButter: 9.7%, 8th percentileSugar: 5.7%, 2nd percentileEgg: 11%, 49th percentileYeast: 3.2%, 98th percentileSalt: 1.4%, 78th percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast≈ 14 g
  • 1 cup lukewarm whole milk≈ 244 g
  • 2 tablespoons sugar≈ 25 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature≈ 43 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 3-4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 438 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted≈ 114 g
  • 1 cup brown sugar≈ 220 g
  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon≈ 16 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/2 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, room temperature113 g
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature≈ 57 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 1/2-2 cups powdered sugar≈ 210 g
  • 2 tablespoons milk≈ 31 g

flour 438 gbatter 819 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 364 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Liquid56% · 58th percentile
  • Butter9.7% · 8th percentile
  • Sugar5.7% · 2nd percentile
  • Egg11% · 49th percentile
  • Yeast3.2% · 98th percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 78th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
45 minutes
median 25 minutes

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