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Apple Cinnamon Rolls

sugarspunrun.com · 2021 · 12 cinnamon rolls

Against 364 cinnamon roll recipes

More salt than 95% of recipes and less butter than 78%.

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How it compares

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

  • More salt than 95% of recipes: 2.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about twice as much.
  • Less butter than 78% of recipes: 12% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
  • Less yeast than 76% of recipes: 1.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
Liquid: 57%, 60th percentileButter: 12%, 22nd percentileSugar: 12%, 31st percentileEgg: 8.7%, 28th percentileYeast: 1.2%, 21st percentileSalt: 2.1%, 97th percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (22)

  • 1 cup whole milk≈ 244 g
  • ⅓ cup water≈ 79 g
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast≈ 7 g
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar≈ 67 g
  • 5 Tablespoons unsalted butter (melted )≈ 71 g
  • 1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk (room temperature preferred)≈ 50 g
  • 2 teaspoons table salt≈ 12 g
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg (optional)≈ 0.7 g
  • 4-5 cups all-purpose or bread flour (plus additional as needed)≈ 572 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter (very soft )≈ 57 g
  • ½ cup light or dark brown sugar (firmly packed )≈ 110 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • ⅛ teaspoon allspice (optional but recommended)≈ 0.3 g
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional but recommended)≈ 0.3 g
  • ⅛ teaspoon table salt≈ 0.8 g
  • 2 ½ cups chopped peeled/cored apple≈ 313 g
  • ¾ cups dark brown sugar (firmly packed )≈ 165 g
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (cut into 8 pieces )≈ 114 g
  • ⅓ cup whole milk≈ 81 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • ½ cup powdered sugar≈ 60 g
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g

flour 572 gbatter 1102 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.

  • Liquid57% · 60th percentile
  • Butter12% · 22nd percentile
  • Sugar12% · 31st percentile
  • Egg8.7% · 28th percentile
  • Yeast1.2% · 21st percentile
  • Salt2.1% · 97th percentile

Oven

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

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