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The Best Cinnamon Buns

thereciperebel.com · 2024 · 12 servings*

Against 364 cinnamon roll recipes

Less butter than 82% of recipes and less sugar 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 82% of recipes: 11% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
  • Less sugar than 81% of recipes: 10% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 14%.
Liquid: 48%, 33rd percentileButter: 11%, 16th percentileSugar: 10%, 16th percentileEgg: 10%, 39th percentileYeast: 1.6%, 50th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 67th percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • ½ cup warm water ((between 105 and 110°F is best))≈ 119 g
  • 2½ teaspoons active dry yeast≈ 8 g
  • ½ cup milk≈ 122 g
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter≈ 57 g
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar ((50g))50 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 large egg ((room temperature))≈ 50 g
  • 3-4 cups all-purpose flour ((about 500g))500 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream≈ 119 g
  • ½ cup golden corn syrup≈ 164 g
  • ½ cup brown sugar ((85g))85 g
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter≈ 28 g
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, (room temperature)≈ 57 g
  • ¾ cup brown sugar ((128g))128 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • ¼ cup cream cheese, (room temperature (2oz or ¼ package))≈ 58 g
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, (room temperature)≈ 28 g
  • ½ cup powdered sugar≈ 60 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

flour 500 gbatter 911 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.

  • Liquid48% · 33rd percentile
  • Butter11% · 16th percentile
  • Sugar10% · 16th percentile
  • Egg10% · 39th percentile
  • Yeast1.6% · 50th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 67th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
22 to 26 minutes
median 25 minutes

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