Gooey Cinnamon Rolls

Tessa Arias · handletheheat.com · 2025 · 12 cinnamon rolls

Against 364 cinnamon roll recipes

Less sugar than 87% of recipes and more salt than 86%.

How it compares

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

Less sugar than 87% of recipes: 9.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 14%.
More salt than 86% of recipes: 1.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%.
Butter in the middle half of recipes: 21% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.

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

1 cup (227 grams) whole milk227 g
1 stick (113 grams) unsalted butter113 g
1/4 cup (57 grams) sour cream or plain yogurt, (at room temperature)57 g
1 envelope (2 1/4 teaspoons) instant yeast*≈ 7 g
1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar50 g
1 large egg, (at room temperature)≈ 50 g
2 egg yolks, (at room temperature)≈ 36 g
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
4 to 4 1/4 cups (508 to 540 grams) all-purpose flour, (plus more for dusting)540 g
1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt≈ 9 g

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

1 stick (113 grams) unsalted butter, (completely softened to room temperature)113 g
3/4 cup (150 grams) packed light brown sugar150 g
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon≈ 16 g
1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 0.8 g
2 cups (250 grams) powdered sugar250 g
1/4 cup (57 grams) whole milk57 g
2 tablespoons (28 grams) unsalted butter, (melted)28 g
1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

flour 540 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.