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Best Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

houseofnasheats.com · 2020 · 12 large cinnamon rolls

Against 364 cinnamon roll recipes

Less butter than 87% of recipes and more egg than 81%.

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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 87% of recipes: 11% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
  • More egg than 81% of recipes: 19% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 11%.
Liquid: 54%, 53rd percentileButter: 11%, 12th percentileSugar: 13%, 42nd percentileEgg: 19%, 82nd percentileYeast: 1.8%, 64th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 67th percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (18)

  • 2/3 cup warm water≈ 158 g
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar (divided)≈ 67 g
  • 1 Tablespoon active dry yeast≈ 9 g
  • 2 large eggs (beaten)≈ 100 g
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk (room temperature)≈ 122 g
  • 1/4 cup salted butter (melted)≈ 57 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 4 to 4 1/2 cups bread flour (spooned & leveled (520g to 585g))520 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup brown sugar≈ 220 g
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar≈ 50 g
  • 2 Tablespoons cornstarch≈ 16 g
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons cinnamon≈ 12 g
  • 4 Tablespoons salted butter (softened)≈ 57 g
  • 1/2 cup salted butter (softened)≈ 114 g
  • 2 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)57 g
  • 4-4 1/2 cups powdered sugar≈ 510 g
  • 4 Tablespoons heavy cream≈ 60 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

flour 520 gbatter 1039 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.

  • Liquid54% · 53rd percentile
  • Butter11% · 12th percentile
  • Sugar13% · 42nd percentile
  • Egg19% · 82nd percentile
  • Yeast1.8% · 64th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 67th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
30 to 45 minutes
median 25 minutes

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