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How To Make a Single Serve Cinnamon Roll

Joy the Baker · joythebaker.com · 2023 · 1 perfect roll

Against 364 cinnamon roll recipes

More butter than 98% of recipes and no egg, unlike 85%.

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How it compares

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

  • More butter than 98% of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%, about 3 times as much.
  • No egg at all, where 85% of recipes use some (most of those 10 to 18% of the flour weight).
Liquid: 60%, 68th percentileButter: 47%, 98th percentileSugar: 13%, 43rd percentileEgg: 0%, 7th percentileYeast: 1.3%, 28th percentileSalt: 0.6%, 30th percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 1/2 cup (64 grams) all-purpose flour64 g
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar≈ 8 g
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking powder≈ 0.6 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon instant (RapidRise) yeast≈ 0.8 g
  • A good pinch of salt (we’re talking less than 1/8 teaspoon)≈ 0.4 g
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil or any neutral oil you prefer≈ 9 g
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons milk (cow’s milk or any kind of nut or oat milk)≈ 38 g
  • 1-2 tablespoons softened butter (salted or unsalted, it’s up to you)≈ 21 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3 tablespoons lightly packed brown sugar≈ 41 g
  • 1/2-3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (just sprinkle it on generously until you’re pleased)≈ 1.6 g
  • A pinch of salt if you used unsalted butter≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 ounce (about a 1/2-inch slice off a cream cheese block) softened cream cheese28 g
  • 2-3 tablespoons powdered sugar≈ 19 g
  • A splash of vanilla extractn/a
  • A pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g
  • A tiny splash of milk, if necessary (a teaspoon or so)n/a

flour 64 gbatter 143 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.

  • Liquid60% · 68th percentile
  • Butter47% · 98th percentile
  • Sugar13% · 43rd percentile
  • Egg0% · 7th percentile
  • Yeast1.3% · 28th percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 30th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
16 to 18 minutes
median 25 minutes

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