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Baked crescent rolls on a baking sheet

Crescent Rolls

These rich buttery crescent rolls are a delicious addition to your holiday table. They’re delicious on their own and absolutely amazing when pulled apart and spread with soft butter and cranberry sauce.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Rise Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings: 20 Crescent Rolls
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 4 tbsp salted butter
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp instant dry yeast
  • 1 egg
  • 4 cups bread flour

Method
 

  1. 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.
  2. Pour warm butter mixture into the bowl of a mixer. Add the sugar, salt, yeast, egg.
  3. Slowly add the flour and mix and knead for about five minutes until you have a soft smooth dough.
  4. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for an hour or until doubled in size.
  5. 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.
  6. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.