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Fluffy Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls

Mel · melskitchencafe.com · 2014 · 12 rolls

Against 249 dinner roll recipes

Less butter than 94% of recipes and more liquid than 92%.

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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 94% of recipes: 6.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 14%, about half as much.
  • More liquid than 92% of recipes: 79% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
  • No egg at all, where 75% of recipes use some (most of those 10 to 19% of the flour weight).
  • Less sugar than 83% of recipes: 5.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 10%.
Liquid: 79%, 93rd percentileButter: 6.1%, 5th percentileSugar: 5.6%, 17th percentileEgg: 0%, 12th percentileYeast: 1.6%, 49th percentileSalt: 1.3%, 37th percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 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 or vegetable oil≈ 27 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1/4 cup vital wheat gluten (see note)≈ 30 g
  • 3-4 cups whole wheat flour (give or take a little (see note))≈ 448 g

flour 448 gbatter 899 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.

  • Liquid79% · 93rd percentile
  • Butter6.1% · 5th percentile
  • Sugar5.6% · 17th percentile
  • Egg0% · 12th percentile
  • Yeast1.6% · 49th percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 37th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 375°F
Time
12 to 14 minutes
median 19 minutes

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