Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

Baker Bettie · bakerbettie.com · 2021 · 12

Against 364 cinnamon roll recipes

Less liquid than 96% of recipes and no yeast, unlike 97%.

How it compares

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

Less liquid than 96% of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
No yeast at all, where 97% of recipes use some (most of those 1.3 to 2% of the flour weight).
More egg than 82% of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 11%.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

152 grams (⅔ cup) whole milk (lower fat or non-dairy can be substituted), warmed to about 85°F/29°C152 g
100 grams (½ cup) granulated sugar100 g
75 grams (⅓ cup) unsalted butter, room temperature75 g
2 large eggs, room temperature≈ 100 g
1 teaspoon kosher salt or fine sea salt≈ 4 g
510 grams (4 ¼ cups) all-purpose flour, unbleached510 g
150 grams sourdough starter, fed and active150 g

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

flour 510 gbatter 1091 g

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

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

Nearest by baker's percentages: liquid, butter, sugar, egg, yeast, salt.