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Crescent Rolls Recipe

John Kanell · preppykitchen.com · 2021 · 24 rolls

Against 249 dinner roll recipes

More butter than 93% of recipes and less sugar than 90%.

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How it compares

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

  • More butter than 93% of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 14%, about twice as much.
  • Less sugar than 90% of recipes: 4.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 10%, about half as much.
  • More egg than 87% of recipes: 21% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 10%, about twice as much.
  • Less liquid than 81% of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
Liquid: 50%, 18th percentileButter: 30%, 94th percentileSugar: 4.4%, 8th percentileEgg: 21%, 88th percentileYeast: 1.5%, 43rd percentileSalt: 1.3%, 37th percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • ⅓ cup warm water (110°-120°F, (80ml))≈ 79 g
  • 5 teaspoon sugar (divided)≈ 21 g
  • 2¼ teaspoons dry active yeast ((7g/.25-ounce packet))7 g
  • ⅔ cup warm whole milk (110°-120°F, (160ml))≈ 163 g
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature, (113g))113 g
  • 2 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 100 g
  • 4 to 4½ cups all-purpose flour (divided, (480g to 510g))480 g
  • 1½ teaspoons kosher salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter≈ 28 g

flour 480 gbatter 997 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.

  • Liquid50% · 18th percentile
  • Butter30% · 94th percentile
  • Sugar4.4% · 8th percentile
  • Egg21% · 88th percentile
  • Yeast1.5% · 43rd percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 37th percentile

Oven

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

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