Crescent Roll Dough Recipes

GOLDEN CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Stir in sugar, salt, eggs, butter, and 2 cups of flour. Beat until smooth. Mix in remaining flour until smooth. Scrape dough from side of bowl. Knead dough, then cover it and let rise in a warm place until double (about 1 1/2 hours).
• Punch down dough. Divide in half. Roll each half into a 12-inch circle. Spread with butter. Cut into 10 to 15 wedge. Roll up the wedges starting with the wide end. Place rolls with point under on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise until double (about 1 hour).
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 12-15 minute or until golden brown. Brush tops with butter when they come out of the oven.

CRESCENT ROLL DOUGH (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• In bread machine:.
• Place ingredients in bread machine in above order and choose the dough cycle.
• Divide the dough in half.
• Roll each half into a 9" round circle.
• Spread some softened butter onto each circle (if desired) and cut each circle into 8 or 12 pie-shaped wedges, depending on the size of roll you want.
• Starting with the wide end, roll up each wedge.
• Place on greased baking pan, cover with a cloth and let stand for about 2 hours until roll has doubled in size.
• Bake at 375 for 12 minutes.
• Without bread machine:.
• In a large bowl, mix together yeast, milk and sugar. Let stand for 30 minutes.
• Mix eggs, butter and salt into yeast mixture.
• Mix in flour, 2 cups at a time.
• Cover with wax paper and let dough stand at room temperature overnight.
• In the morning, divide the dough in half.
• Roll each half into a 9" round circle.
• Spread cutter on circle and cut each round into 8 or 12 pie-shaped wedges.
• Roll up each wedge starting from wide end.
• Place on greased cookie sheets and let stand until ready to bake. Bake at 375 for 12 minutes.
• To freeze:.
• Roll up each wedge, place on a greased baking pan (cookie sheet) or on greased wax paper.
• Place pan in freezer for about an hour. When dough is frozen, put into freezer safe Ziplock bags.
• To bake, remove rolls from bag, place them on a greased baking pan to defrost and to give time to rise (about 2 hours). After dough has doubled, bake at 375 for 12 minutes.
• Preparation time does not allow the 1 1/2 hours dough cycle or 2 hours needed to rise.

BUTTERY CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• 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 until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks.

COPYCAT PILLSBURY CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast and 1 tbsp of the sugar in the warm water. Let sit until foamy - 10 minutes
• In a separate bowl, combine remaining sugar, salt and 3 cups flour. Using the paddle attachment, once yeast is foamy, stir in beaten eggs followed by shortening and butter. Next, add flour mixture using the dough hook. Turn out onto floured surface and slowly add the last cup of flour, kneading to achieve a smooth, elastic consistency. Be careful not to add too much flour. Use as little as possible - you may not need to add all the flour.
• Place in a greased bowl, turning to grease the top of the dough. Let rise in a warm place (85 degrees F) until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours. ***TIP*** At this point if you want to use the dough for something other than crescents, such as other recipes using Pillsbury crescent dough, you can shape it as desired.
• To form crescents: When done rising, divide in half, rolling each half into a 12-inch circle 1/4 inch thick. Spread with the soft butter and cut each circle into 16 wedges. Roll up each wedge beginning at the largest end and place, point side down, on a greased baking sheet. Curve to form crescents. Cover and let rise until doubled, approximately 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until
• rich golden brown. Remove from oven and brush with butter.
• **You can do this recipe by hand, although I find a stand mixer to be much quicker.