Asiago Herb Dinner Rolls

Mel · melskitchencafe.com · 2016 · 16 Rolls (Makes 12-16)

Against 249 dinner roll recipes

Less butter than 97% of recipes and less sugar than 85%.

How it compares

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

Less butter than 97% of recipes: 5.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 14%, about half as much.
Less sugar than 85% of recipes: 5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 10%, about half as much.
No egg at all, where 75% of recipes use some (most of those 10 to 19% of the flour weight).
More liquid than 82% of recipes: 71% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

1 1/2 cups warm water≈ 356 g
3/4 tablespoon instant yeast (or 1 tablespoon active dry yeast)≈ 7 g
2 tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 25 g
2 tablespoons canola oil or other neutral oil like avocado or vegetable oil≈ 27 g
1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
4 cups all-purpose flour (give or take a few tablespoons (see note))≈ 500 g

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

2-3 tablespoons mayonnaise≈ 37 g
2-3 tablespoons melted butter≈ 36 g
1/3 cup or so grated Asiago cheese (I use the sharp holes on the back of my box grater)≈ 79 g
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder≈ 1.2 g
2 teaspoons dried parsley or herbs de provence for a slightly more gourmet flavor≈ 10 g

flour 500 gbatter 921 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 249 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: liquid, butter, sugar, egg, yeast, salt.