Nutty Raisin Crescents Recipes

GOAT CHEESE-RAISIN CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• Unroll dough; separate into 8 triangles. From center of longest side to opposite point, cut each triangle in half, making 16 triangles. Sprinkle triangles evenly with goat cheese, raisins and walnuts; drizzle with honey. Starting at shortest side of triangle, roll to opposite point. Place rolls on cookie sheet.
• Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

CINNAMON CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Combine flour and baking powder in a large bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in milk and egg. Divide into three portions; shape each portion into a ball., Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle a third over a pastry board or a surface. Roll one ball into a 12-in. circle; cut into 12 wedges. Roll up from wide edge. Repeat with the remaining dough and cinnamon sugar. Place rolls with point side down on a lightly greased baking sheets; form into crescent shapes. Bake at 350° for 16-18 minutes or until lightly browned (do not overbake)., For optional glaze, combine confectioners' sugar, cinnamon and milk until smooth. Drizzle over cooled crescents.

NUTTY RAISIN CLUSTERS

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the walnuts, raisins and honey. Drop by tablespoonfuls into 15 mounds onto a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm.

CINNAMON RAISIN CRESCENTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sprinkle the yeast on the warm water and stir until dissolved. Stir in the melted butter. Beat in the eggs and sugar until well blended. Gradually mix in flour. Place dough in an airtight container and refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 3 days.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Mix together the 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon. Set aside. Divide dough into 6 equal parts. Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture into a shallow pan.
• Roll out dough into a circle on a flat surface to 1/8 inch thickness. Press dough into shallow pan and sprinkle again with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Cut dough into 8 wedges, as a pie. Sprinkle raisins on each wedge and roll each wedge, starting from widest to point, as a crescent roll. Place each roll on cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart. Let crescents stand 15 minutes before baking.
• Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let cool on wire racks.

NUTTY RAISIN CLUSTERS

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the walnuts, raisins and honey. Drop by tablespoonfuls into 15 mounds onto a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm.

SAVORY NUTTY CRESCENTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, add the butter and sage; stir to combine; reserve 1 tablespoon butter mixture for topping.
• Separate the crescent roll dough into 8 triangles.
• Spread remaining butter mixture onto triangles.
• Sprinkle evenly with pecans.
• Roll up dough, starting at the shortest side of the triangle, rolling to opposite point.
• Place on an ungreased baking sheet and curve the roll into a crescent shape.
• Spread reserved butter mixture on the tops of the rolls.
• Bake at 375° for 11 to 13 minutes, or until golden.
• Serve warm.

NUTTY RAISIN CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Place ingredients into bread maker following the order in your machine instructions; If you have a raisin dispenser put the raisins and cashews in it, or add when instructed by machine beeps
• Roll out risen dough onto a floured surface into a circle, approximately 14-15" across, cut into 8-10 pie shaped pieces
• Take a piece of dough and starting at rounded end roll dough towards point
• Place on pan, point underneath, cover leave to rise until doubled
• Bake at 400º for 14-18 minutes until golden
• If making by hand, place the yeast, flour and water into a bowl; Stir this with a wooden spoon, stir in milk powder, sugar, egg, lemon rind and soft butter; When mixed, add the raisins and chopped cashews, then knead for about 5 minutes; Leave to rise until dough is doubled; Follow rolling/baking instructions
• Dribble with glaze when cooled