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Irresistible Soft Mini Cinnamon Rolls That’ll Leave You Wanting More

bakingkneads.com · 2025

Against 364 cinnamon roll recipes

Less butter than 97% of recipes and more liquid than 95%.

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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: 7.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%, about half as much.
  • More liquid than 95% of recipes: 81% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
  • More salt than 91% of recipes: 2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about twice as much.
  • Less yeast than 88% of recipes: 1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
Liquid: 81%, 96th percentileButter: 7.2%, 2nd percentileSugar: 11%, 21st percentileEgg: 11%, 49th percentileYeast: 1%, 11th percentileSalt: 2%, 94th percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (20)

  • 3 tbsp bread flour≈ 24 g
  • 1 cup water≈ 237 g
  • 4 ½ cups sifted bread flour≈ 572 g
  • 5 tbsp sugar≈ 63 g
  • 2 tsp salt≈ 12 g
  • 2 tsp milk powder or powdered creamer≈ 2.8 g
  • 2 tsp active dry yeast≈ 6 g
  • 1 egg≈ 50 g
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  • 1 cup milk≈ 244 g
  • 3 tbsp room temperature butter≈ 43 g
  • 1 egg yolk + 2 tbsp milk (for egg wash)≈ 18 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ½ cup good quality butter≈ 114 g
  • 2 tsp cinnamon powder≈ 5 g
  • 1 cup coconut or muscovado sugar≈ 220 g
  • 4 tbsp softened butter≈ 57 g
  • 4 oz room temperature cream cheese113 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 cup sifted powdered sugar≈ 120 g
  • 1 pinch salt≈ 0.4 g

flour 595 gbatter 1270 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.

  • Liquid81% · 96th percentile
  • Butter7.2% · 2nd percentile
  • Sugar11% · 21st percentile
  • Egg11% · 49th percentile
  • Yeast1% · 11th percentile
  • Salt2% · 94th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
not stated
median 25 minutes

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