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Homemade Crescent Rolls

houseofnasheats.com · 2022 · 24 rolls

Against 249 dinner roll recipes

More sugar than 93% of recipes and more egg than 95%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 93% of recipes: 18% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 10%.
  • More egg than 95% of recipes: 27% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 10%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More butter than 75% of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 14%.
  • Less salt than 76% of recipes: 1.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.5%.
Liquid: 53%, 28th percentileButter: 20%, 75th percentileSugar: 18%, 94th percentileEgg: 27%, 96th percentileYeast: 1.7%, 53rd percentileSalt: 1.1%, 21st percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 1¼ cups warm water (divided)≈ 296 g
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast≈ 9 g
  • ½ cup salted butter (melted)≈ 114 g
  • ½ cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
  • 3 large eggs (beaten)≈ 150 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 4½ cups of flour (I have used all-purpose flour here, you can also use bread flour or pastry flour)≈ 563 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Additional melted butter (for topping)n/a

flour 563 gbatter 1238 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.

  • Liquid53% · 28th percentile
  • Butter20% · 75th percentile
  • Sugar18% · 94th percentile
  • Egg27% · 96th percentile
  • Yeast1.7% · 53rd percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 21st percentile

Oven

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

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