Feb 21, 2013

Easy Homemade Crescent Rolls

These rolls are divine. And they are easy. Could it get any better than that?? They are a process, like all bread but I swear there is no way to mess these up.
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Dissolve yeast in 1 c almost hot water, sprinkle with 1 T sugar. roll16
Slightly melt 1 cube butter. (I usually do about 20 sec. in microwave.)
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Combine with sugar, eggs, & saltroll13roll14roll12
Add yeast mixture after it has risen and is all frothy, like so…

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Stir, and dump in 4 cups flour.
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Mix thoroughly with a fork, cover, and let rise…
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until doubled. Then, cut in half. Roll each portion out into a circle on a floured surface.roll8
Spread your circle with butter roll7
Cut into 16 wedges.
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Roll each wedge into a crescent shaped roll.
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Lay out your rolls onto baking sheets, cover and let rise (about 1hour and a half) Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 min.
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ENJOY!!
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-1 T yeast (or 1 pkg no
t quick rising)
-1 cup almost hot water
-1 Tbs sugar
-1/2 tsp salt
-1 cube margarine or butter
-4 c flour
-1/2 c sugar
-2 beaten eggs
Dissolve yeast in 1 c almost hot water (110 degrees) Sprinkle with 1 T sugar. Slightly melt butter (20 sec) Combine with sugar, eggs, & salt. Add yeast mixture after it has risen & is all frothy. Then, stir & dump in 4 c flour (yellow pkg better for bread flour). Mix thoroughly with a fork, let rise (while covered with a paper towel) until doubled. Divide in half & roll into a circle. Spread with soft margarine, cut into 8 wedges, then cut each of those in half (16 in all). Roll into crescent shapes (roll wedge side first). Lay out on baking sheet with rolled end down, covered again with paper towels. Raise again about 1 ½ hrs. Bake at 375 for 8-10 min.







4 comments:

  1. I love your photo recipe steps. Great job, plus who doesn't love a good homemade cresent roll. Thanks so much for sharing. I found you at Someday Crafts. Please come over and share these at my first ever link party at The Patriotic Pam. I would love to have my viewers see these.
    Hope to see you there,
    Pam

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  2. Thanks for this. I buy the store bought crescent dough and this seems so much healthier. Just pinned!

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  3. Thank you. These look great! Just one question...how much is a cube of butter?

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  4. Thank you. These look great! Just one question...how much is a cube of butter?

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