Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients (16)

• 4⅔ cups all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled off, plus more for rolling≈ 583 g
• ½ cup cornstarch≈ 64 g
• ½ cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
• 1 tablespoon instant or rapid-rise yeast (note this is more than 1 packet)≈ 9 g
• 1½ teaspoons salt≈ 9 g
• 1 cup + 2 tablespoons whole milk, lukewarm (about 110°F/43°C)≈ 275 g
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature≈ 100 g
• 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature≈ 18 g
• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, sliced into 8 pieces, softened≈ 114 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 1 cup (packed) light brown sugar≈ 220 g
• 1½ tablespoons ground cinnamon≈ 12 g
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened≈ 71 g
• 4 oz cream cheese, softened113 g
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened≈ 57 g
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar≈ 120 g
• 2 tablespoons milk, plus more if necessary≈ 31 g

flour 583 gbatter 1272 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.

• Liquid47% · 29th percentile · median 53%
• Butter20% · 67th percentile · median 16%
• Sugar17% · 63rd percentile · median 14%
• Egg20% · 89th percentile · median 11%
• Yeast1.6% · 50th percentile · median 1.6%
• Salt1.5% · 81st percentile · median 1%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

60 minutes

median 25 minutes