Sweet Buttery Sourdough Crescent Rolls Recipes

SOURDOUGH ROLLS

Steps:

• Bring sourdough starter to room temperature.
• Heat water to 120 degrees F (49 degrees C) to 130 degrees F (54 degrees C) in a saucepan. Transfer to a glass bowl; add yeast. Cover with plastic wrap; let stand about 10 minutes.
• Stir melted butter and sugar together in a bowl. Add butter mixture to yeast water; stir in starter.
• Combine 3 cups flour and salt in a large bowl. Add starter mixture slowly; mix well. Stir in 2 cups flour; turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Knead in as much remaining flour as possible to create a stiff, smooth ball, at least 10 minutes. Transfer ball to a lightly oiled bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled, 45 minutes to 2 hours.
• Punch dough down; turn out onto a floured surface. Divide into 14 balls; cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Sprinkle cornmeal onto a baking sheet; place dough balls on top.
• Place baking sheet into the preheated oven. Spray the walls of the oven with water once to create steam; bake until tops are golden, for a total of 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

MAMA'S OH SO SWEET SOURDOUGH ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Mix all the dough ingredients together (remember to only use the extra flour as needed..) the dough should be a little sticky and firm, and smooth and elastic. (Too much flour will make the rolls tough) Put the dough in a large, buttered, glass bowl (plastic will work too). Cover with a damp baking cloth and set in a warm place to rise until doubled or tripled in size (about 2 to 12 hours, maybe more).
• 2. Divide the dough in half (keeping half of it covered in the bowl while working with the first half). Put first half of dough on a floured surface. Use a rolling pin to roll dough about 1/2 inch thick and into a rectangle that is about 16 inches by 6 inches (16x6). Be careful not to use too much flour, and be patient and don't "rush" the rolling process, don't overwork the dough. Brush the dough with melted butter.
• 3. Prepare desired filling. Evenly distribute half of it over the buttered dough. (leave about a half an inch of dough "clean" on one of the long sides, from butter or filling (makes sealing easier). As evenly as possible: roll the dough and filling into a long "log". Either put egg wash or a little water on the "clean" edge of the dough, this is to help "seal" it together. Gently "pinch" the dough together to help form a "seal".
• 4. Use about a foot of fishing line or dental floss to place around the dough making 1-1/2 to 2 inch "slices" (pretend you are tying a shoe by pulling both ends of the string in an x (criss cross). Place each "slice" into a well buttered 9x13 inch glass baking pan. When the pan is full, cover with a damp baking cloth and put in a warm place to let rise until doubled or tripled in size (2 to 12 hours). Finish making the rest of the dough and slices and determine what size pan you need to put them in. Cover them and let them sit to raise.
• 5. When dough is ready, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 40 - 50 minutes (the roll temperature should be 190 degrees inside). Cool about 2 hours. Frost.
• 6. If you aren't going to need all of the rolls, do not frost them all, place in zipper bags and freeze. The night before needing them remove them from freezer.
• 7. For Frosting: Mix all ingredients together using an electric mixer, and adding the powdered sugar slowly and last, until desired consistancy.

SWEET BUTTERY SOURDOUGH CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Put the yeast, warm water, egg, sourdough starter, sugar, baking soda, salt and 2 cups flour in a bowl or stand mixer with a dough hook. Stir to mix, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl until the dough starts to come together. Add the melted butter, a bit at a time.
• Knead in a stand mixer on speed 2 (or turn it out onto a floured surface and knead by hand) for 7 minutes, adding a bit flour at a time (as needed) whenever the dough is sticking to the side of the bowl. The dough should pick up all the mess from the bowl, leaving the bowl clean. If hand kneading, it will feel lightly sticky to the touch, but shouldn't stick to your hands.
• Take the dough out of the bowl and form it into a ball. Brush the dough or bowl with oil and set the dough in the bowl, turning once to coat the dough with oil.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size, about an hour. While the dough is rising, spray 2 baking sheets with cooking spray or line with silicon baking mats.
• When the dough is ready, turn the dough out onto a floured surface and cut into three equal pieces. To make mini rolls, divide each ball into two.
• Covering the other balls with a towel (or refrigerating for later), take one of the balls and use a rolling pin to roll it out into a circle about 1/4 inch thick. If the dough resists and won't get to 1/4 inch, cover it and let it rest for 10 - 15 minutes and try again. Brush the flat circle with butter.
• Cut the dough into 8-12 triangular shaped "pie pieces". Take each triangle and roll up, starting at the fat side of the triangle. Brush the top again with butter. Repeat with the rest of the dough, leaving a couple inches of space between the rolls for them to rise. Cover with a clean towel and set the pans in a warm place to rise until doubled in size (about 45 minutes - 1 hour).
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Put the pans in the oven and bake for about 15 - 20 minutes or until they are a pretty golden brown. Let the rolls cool slightly before eating.

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.