These rich buttery crescent rolls are a delicious addition to your holiday table. They’re delicious on their own but absolutely amazing pulled apart and spread with soft butter and cranberry sauce.
Can You Freeze These? Yes, you sure can! Bake them and let them cool completely and then throw them in a freezer bag and pop them into the freezer. Pull them out a couple hours before you want to serve them and let them thaw at room temperature.
How Are Crescent Rolls Different From Dinner Rolls? Crescent rolls are made with enriched dough which simply means the dough has eggs, butter, and milk added to give it a sweeter and richer flavor. They’re special!
Ingredients Needed to Make Crescent Rolls:
(scroll down for complete printable recipe with measurements)
- water
- whole milk
- butter, I only buy and use salted butter
- white sugar
- salt
- instant dry yeast
- an egg
- bread flour
How to Make Them:
Step 1:
Place the water, milk, and butter in a microwave bowl and heat for one minute. You just want it lukewarm, not too hot to kill the yeast. The temperature should be warm but not over 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 2:
Pour the warm butter mixture into the mixer bowl. Add the sugar, salt, egg, and yeast. Slowly add the flour and mix and knead until you have a smooth dough, about five minutes.
Step 3:
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rise until doubled in size, about an hour.
Step 4:
Place the dough onto a floured surface and roll out into a large rectangle. Cut the dough in half lengthwise and then cut each half into 10 rectangles. Roll up each triangle of dough from the large end to the small end. Place them on a baking sheet, cover with a cloth, and let rise for thirty minutes.
Step 5:
Bake in 375 degree preheated oven for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
Happy Baking,
~Rachel Ballinger ☕️💕
More Bread Recipes You’ll Love:
- No Knead Artisan Bread
- French Bread
- Parmesan Garlic Knots
- Mamaw’s Homemade Bread
- Rustic Sourdough Bread
“A lot of living happens in the kitchen.” ~Rachel
Crescent Rolls
Ingredients
Method
- Place the water, milk, and butter in a microwave safe glass pitcher and heat for one minute till lukewarm but not too hot that it kills the yeast. Butter doesn’t have to be melted, just softened.
- Pour warm butter mixture into the bowl of a mixer. Add the sugar, salt, yeast, egg.
- Slowly add the flour and mix and knead for about five minutes until you have a soft smooth dough.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for an hour or until doubled in size.
- Roll dough out into a rectangle, cut in half lengthwise, and then cut each half into triangles. Roll up each strip of dough from the large end to the small and place on baking sheet. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
