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The BEST Overnight Brioche Cinnamon Buns

Alexandra Stafford · alexandracooks.com · 2018 · 9-18

Against 364 cinnamon roll recipes

Less butter than 97% of recipes and more liquid than 89%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less butter than 97% of recipes: 7.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%, about half as much.
  • More liquid than 89% of recipes: 70% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
  • Less sugar than 85% of recipes: 9.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 14%.
  • Less yeast than 82% of recipes: 1.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
Liquid: 70%, 89th percentileButter: 7.4%, 2nd percentileSugar: 9.9%, 14th percentileEgg: 13%, 59th percentileYeast: 1.1%, 15th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 85th percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (24)

  • 6 cups (768 g) bread or all-purpose flour768 g
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt≈ 12 g
  • 1/3 cup (77 g) sugar77 g
  • 2.5 teaspoons instant yeast≈ 8 g
  • 2 eggs≈ 100 g
  • 2 cups (454 g) lukewarm water* (see notes above)454 g
  • 1/2 cup (125 g) milk, 2% or whole125 g
  • 6 tablespoons melted butter≈ 85 g
  • 3 cups (384 g) bread or all-purpose flour384 g
  • 1.5 teaspoons kosher salt≈ 6 g
  • 3 tablespoons sugar≈ 38 g
  • 1.5 teaspoons instant yeast≈ 4.7 g
  • 1 egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 cup (227 g) lukewarm water227 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/4 cup (62 g) milk62 g
  • 3 tablespoons melted butter≈ 43 g
  • 1.5 cups packed brown sugar≈ 330 g
  • 1/4 cup cinnamon≈ 31 g
  • pinch salt≈ 0.4 g
  • 12 tablespoons melted butter≈ 170 g
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened227 g
  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar≈ 240 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • milk or cream to thinn/a

flour 1152 gbatter 2338 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.

  • Liquid70% · 89th percentile
  • Butter7.4% · 2nd percentile
  • Sugar9.9% · 14th percentile
  • Egg13% · 59th percentile
  • Yeast1.1% · 15th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 85th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 350°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 25 minutes

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