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Homemade Crescent Rolls Recipe

crazyforcrust.com · 2026 · 24 rolls

Against 249 dinner roll recipes

More liquid than 93% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • More liquid than 93% of recipes: 81% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 6.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 10%.
Liquid: 81%, 94th percentileButter: 11%, 35th percentileSugar: 6.7%, 25th percentileEgg: 13%, 67th percentileYeast: 1.9%, 64th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 62nd percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 3 cups (372g) all-purpose flour (up to 3 ½ cups)372 g
  • 1 packet Instant Yeast ((2 ¼ teaspoons or 7g))7 g
  • 2 tablespoons (25g) granulated sugar25 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • ¾ cup (177ml) milk≈ 183 g
  • ½ cup (118ml) water≈ 119 g
  • 3 tablespoons (42g) unsalted butter42 g
  • ⅓ cup (33g) Idahoan Potato Flakes33 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 tablespoons (28 g) unsalted butter, melted (for brushing)28 g

flour 372 gbatter 837 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.

  • Liquid81% · 94th percentile
  • Butter11% · 35th percentile
  • Sugar6.7% · 25th percentile
  • Egg13% · 67th percentile
  • Yeast1.9% · 64th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 62nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 375°F
Time
15 to 25 minutes
median 19 minutes

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