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Homemade Crescent Rolls

spendwithpennies.com · 2020 · 24 crescent 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%.
  • Less liquid than 79% of recipes: 51% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 61%.
Liquid: 51%, 21st percentileButter: 24%, 87th percentileSugar: 10%, 58th percentileEgg: 11%, 53rd percentileYeast: 1.5%, 43rd percentileSalt: 0.6%, 1st percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 1 packet active dry yeast (or 2 ¼ teaspoon )≈ 7 g
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar (plus 3 tablespoons )≈ 49 g
  • ½ cup warm water (110°F)≈ 119 g
  • ½ cup melted butter≈ 114 g
  • ½ cup warm milk (110°F)≈ 122 g
  • 1 egg (room temperature)≈ 50 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 3 ½ to 4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 469 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • milk (for brushing)n/a

flour 469 gbatter 931 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.

  • Liquid51% · 21st percentile
  • Butter24% · 87th percentile
  • Sugar10% · 58th percentile
  • Egg11% · 53rd percentile
  • Yeast1.5% · 43rd percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 1st percentile

Oven

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

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