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Soft Butter Dinner Rolls

Tessa Arias · handletheheat.com · 2021 · 15 rolls

Against 249 dinner roll recipes

Less butter than 99% of recipes and less liquid than 88%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less butter than 99% of recipes: 3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 14%, under a third as much.
  • Less liquid than 88% of recipes: 48% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
  • Less sugar than 88% of recipes: 4.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 10%, about half as much.
  • More egg than 81% of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 10%, about twice as much.
Liquid: 48%, 11th percentileButter: 3%, 0th percentileSugar: 4.9%, 11th percentileEgg: 20%, 82nd percentileYeast: 1.4%, 36th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 77th percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1 cup warm whole milk (100-110°F)≈ 244 g
  • 1 tablespoon (15 grams) unsalted butter, (melted)15 g
  • 2 whole eggs, (lightly beaten)≈ 100 g
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 25 g
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons (1 packet) instant yeast≈ 7 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt≈ 9 g
  • 4 cups (508 grams) all-purpose flour508 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 10 tablespoons (142 grams) unsalted butter, (at room temperature)142 g
  • 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar50 g
  • 2 tablespoons (16 grams) cornstarch16 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • Flake sea salt, (for sprinkling)n/a

flour 508 gbatter 908 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.

  • Liquid48% · 11th percentile
  • Butter3% · 0th percentile
  • Sugar4.9% · 11th percentile
  • Egg20% · 82nd percentile
  • Yeast1.4% · 36th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 77th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 375°F
Time
20 minutes
median 19 minutes

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