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Best Ever Crescent Rolls

Name: Best Ever Crescent Rolls
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 32 rolls.
Ingredients: 3-3/4 to 4-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup 2% milk; 1/2 cup butter, cubed; 1/4 cup honey; 3 large egg yolks. room temperature; 2 tablespoons butter, melted

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Total Time

Prep: 40 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Makes

32 rolls

Updated: Nov. 15, 2022

My daughter and I have cranked out dozens of these homemade crescent rolls. It’s a real team effort. I cut the dough into pie-shaped wedges; she rolls them up. —Irene Yeh, Mequon, Wisconsin

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Ingredients

3-3/4 to 4-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup 2% milk
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup honey
3 large egg yolks. room temperature
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

Combine 1-1/2 cups flour, yeast and salt. In a small saucepan, heat milk, cubed butter and honey to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Add egg yolks; beat on high 2 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky).
Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 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 45 minutes.
Punch down dough. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Turn chilled dough onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into a 14-in. circle; cut each circle into 16 wedges. Lightly brush wedges with melted butter. Roll up from wide ends, pinching pointed ends to seal. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets, point side down. Curve ends to form crescents. Cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375°. Bake until golden brown, 9-11 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; serve warm.

Can you freeze Best Ever Crescent Rolls?

Immediately after shaping, freeze rolls on parchment-lined baking sheets until firm. Transfer to a freezer container; return to freezer. Freeze up to 4 weeks. To use, let rise, increasing rise time to 2-1/2 to 3 hours, and bake as directed.

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Editor's Note: To make filled crescent rolls, sprinkle dough with filling of choice immediately after brushing with butter; shape and bake as directed.

Nutrition Facts

1 unfilled roll: 104 calories, 4g fat (3g saturated fat), 28mg cholesterol, 107mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Best Ever Crescent Rolls

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