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Homemade Crescent Rolls

chefsavvy.com · 2025 · 24

Against 249 dinner roll recipes

More butter than 80% of recipes and less liquid than 79%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 249 dinner roll recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More butter than 80% of recipes: 23% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 14%.
  • Less liquid than 79% of recipes: 51% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
Liquid: 51%, 20th percentileButter: 23%, 82nd percentileSugar: 10%, 58th percentileEgg: 10%, 47th percentileYeast: 1.9%, 64th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 29th percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 tbsp active dry yeast≈ 9 g
  • 1/2 cup warm water (110-115 degrees)≈ 119 g
  • 1/2 tsp sugar≈ 2.1 g
  • 1/4 cup sugar≈ 50 g
  • 1/2 cup melted butter≈ 114 g
  • 1/2 cup warm whole milk (110-115 degrees)≈ 122 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
  • 4 cups all purpose flour≈ 500 g
  • 1 tbsp water≈ 15 g

flour 500 gbatter 986 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 249 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Liquid51% · 20th percentile
  • Butter23% · 82nd percentile
  • Sugar10% · 58th percentile
  • Egg10% · 47th percentile
  • Yeast1.9% · 64th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 29th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 375°F
Time
8 to 10 minutes
median 19 minutes

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