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Crescent Rolls

Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net · iambaker.net · 2022 · 24 rolls

Against 249 dinner roll recipes

Less salt than 97% of recipes and more butter than 86%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less salt than 97% of recipes: 0.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.5%, about half as much.
  • More butter than 86% of recipes: 24% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 14%.
  • More sugar than 84% of recipes: 14% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 10%.
Liquid: 53%, 29th percentileButter: 24%, 87th percentileSugar: 14%, 85th percentileEgg: 11%, 53rd percentileYeast: 2%, 69th percentileSalt: 0.6%, 1st percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast≈ 9 g
  • ⅓ cup (67 g) granulated sugar, (plus 1 teaspoon, divided)67 g
  • ½ cup (125 g) warm water, (110° to 115°F)125 g
  • 3 ¾ cups (467 g) all-purpose flour, (divided)467 g
  • ½ cup (1 stick / 113 g) unsalted butter, (softened)113 g
  • ½ cup (122.5 g) whole milk, (warmed, about 110-115°F)123 g
  • 1 large egg, (room temperature)≈ 50 g
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, (melted, divided)≈ 57 g
  • kosher salt, (for sprinkling on tops of rolls)n/a

flour 467 gbatter 957 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% · 29th percentile
  • Butter24% · 87th percentile
  • Sugar14% · 85th percentile
  • Egg11% · 53rd percentile
  • Yeast2% · 69th percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 1st percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 375°F
Time
12 to 14 minutes
median 19 minutes

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