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Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

Kathy Adams · tasteofhome.com · 2024 · 8 cinnamon rolls

Against 364 cinnamon roll recipes

No yeast, unlike 97% of recipes and less sugar than 86%.

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How it compares

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

  • No yeast at all, where 97% of recipes use some (most of those 1.3 to 2% of the flour weight).
  • Less sugar than 86% of recipes: 9.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 14%.
  • More liquid than 78% of recipes: 64% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
  • More salt than 82% of recipes: 1.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%.
Liquid: 64%, 79th percentileButter: 15%, 42nd percentileSugar: 9.8%, 13th percentileEgg: 13%, 60th percentileYeast: 0%, 1st percentileSalt: 1.6%, 85th percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 1 cup whole milk, warm≈ 244 g
  • 4 tablespoons butter, melted≈ 57 g
  • 1 large egg, room temperature≈ 50 g
  • 1/2 cup Sourdough Starter, fed and allowed to rise≈ 120 g
  • 3 tablespoons sugar≈ 38 g
  • 3 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour≈ 381 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/3 cup sugar≈ 67 g
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon≈ 8 g
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened113 g
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened≈ 28 g
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar≈ 60 g
  • 1 tablespoon whole milk≈ 15 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 1.1 g
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt≈ 0.8 g

flour 381 gbatter 895 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.

  • Liquid64% · 79th percentile
  • Butter15% · 42nd percentile
  • Sugar9.8% · 13th percentile
  • Egg13% · 60th percentile
  • Yeast0% · 1st percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 85th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
35 to 40 minutes
median 25 minutes

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