Homemade Crescent Rolls

These may not be quite as good as dad's, but they are still pretty good! And easy too. Warning: it's a big batch, so you may want to save this recipe for when you are having guests.

Yield: 48

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups milk
3/4 cup + 1 tbsp sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp salt
2 tbsp yeast
2 cups warm water
9-10 cups all purpose flour
at least 1 cup butter

Instructions:

Combine milk, 3/4 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup butter (cut into pieces) in microswave safe bowl. Microwave for about 2 minutes. (There may still be little pieces of unmelted butter. That's okay). Stir in 1-2 cups of flour. Then add 1 egg and 1 tbsp salt. Allow to cool for a couple of minutes.

In the meantime, dissolve yeast in 2 cups warm water and 1tbsp sugar. Let sit for a couple of minutes until bubbly. Then add to milk mixture (make sure milk mixture is warm, not hot, or it will kill the yeast).

Using a fork or wooden spoon, gradually stir 9-10 cups of flour (including flour already used). At the end, dough will be dense and sticky. If too hard to stir, use your hands to incorporate the rest of the flour. Smooth the dough out and cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Leave in a warm place and let is rise, until about double the size (45-60min approx).

Preheat oven to 350.

Once dough has risen, divide dough into four equal balls. One ball at a time, roll the dough into a circle on a floured surface. Once it's rolled out, spread with butter (recipe recommends 2 tbsp per dough ball, I used much less though).

Using a pizza cutter, divide flattened dough into quarters. Then divine each quarter into 3 slices . (12 slices per dough ball.) Roll each slice into crescents, starting with the wide end. Place on a greased cookie sheet (or use a silpat). (Standard cookie sheet should fit 3 rows of 8.)

Place the pan or rolls in a warm place (on top of oven, perhaps) and allow to rise until they look full and are touching. Cook 10-15 minutes, until golden brown. Brush warm tops with butter (optional, I did not do this.)


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