Buttery Crescent Rolls

Name: Buttery Crescent Rolls
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Bread Recipes, Comfort Food Recipes, Comfort Food Vegetarian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon active dry yeast; 1 teaspoon plus 1/3 cup sugar; 1/2 cup warm water (110° to 115°); 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup warm 2% milk (110° to 115°); 1 large egg; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 4 cups all-purpose flour

I always have to double this buttery, homemade crescent roll recipe because they never last long. You can shape them any way you like, but to me, a crescent shape is so pretty. —Kelly Kirby, Westville, Nova Scotia

Ingredients

1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1 teaspoon plus 1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup warm 2% milk (110° to 115°)
1 large egg
3/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in warm water. Add butter, milk, egg, salt, remaining sugar and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into a 12-in. circle; cut each circle into 12 wedges. Roll up wedges from the wide end and place point side down 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Curve ends to form crescents. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 128 calories, 4g fat (3g saturated fat), 19mg cholesterol, 107mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat.

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Peary

Nov 22, 2019

Has anyone ever successfully made ahead this recipe and frozen either cooked rolls or shaped and froze raw rolls?
Latausha

Nov 14, 2019

I have made these twice for my family and they love them. I highly recommend this recipe. Just follow the instructions and they’ll be great.
Patti

Jan 2, 2019

Made these as I was too lazy to drive the 20 minutes to the store for the canned version and wanted to try a recipe that called for crescent rolls. They were delicious! I made the dough in a bread machine and quickly rolled it out and made one batch as crescent rolls, the other batch is for dinner where I made a taco wreath. Yummy. Highly recommend.
MarineMom_texas

Nov 26, 2015

I made these for our Thanksgiving dinner and I have to admit that they are exceptionally good. I followed the recipe exactly and they were delicious. They are a tender, yeasty roll and so good. I highly recommend this recipe as a Volunteer Field Editor for Taste of Home.
IslandWife

Nov 11, 2014

These were so easy, and very delicious! Thanks for sharing!
sweetpea_119

Jun 4, 2012

I haven't had to buy a tube of crescent rolls since getting this recipe...this one's a keeper!!
kaybeealaska

Dec 24, 2011

I've made these many times and every time I get the same positive response! They are absolutely delicious!
jajm6

Oct 14, 2011

These are easy. I did have a bit of trouble with them unrolling in the oven so some of them weren't as pretty as I would have liked, but they were tasty.
hopels

Apr 12, 2011

Wow, so simply. Everyone thinks I worked hard on these. Can't wait to try cinnamon rolls.
Karli Gorsline

Dec 29, 2010

I was a little intimidated to try this recipe but I'm so glad I did! The dough was so easy to work with and the rolls turned out beautiful and delicious. Next time I will double the recipe and put some in the freezer- they will be much requested!