These crescent rolls are completely amazing! They are the perfect consistency and so unbelievably mouthwatering. This recipe yields about 15 rolls.
Ingredients:
Yeast- 1/4 cup warm water, 1 tsp sugar, 1 heaping tsp dry yeast
3/4 cup scalded milk, cooled until warm
1 egg beaten with fork
1 tbsp melted butter
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups flour
5 tbsp butter softened
Egg Wash:
1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp warm water
Directions:
Combine warm water and sugar for the yeast mixture. Add the yeast but do not stir. The yeast will activate itself. Let sit while you prepare other ingredients. It will look frothy when done. about 10 minutes.
Scald the milk. To scald milk, heat on medium
high heat until bubbles form around the edges and a very thin layer forms on the bottom of the pan. Be careful, milk
can easily burn!
Combine the beaten egg, milk, butter,
sugar, and the salt in a large bowl. Add the flour and make a well in the middle. Add the yeast. Fold the mixture from the edges to the middle until soft dough forms. You may need a little extra flour if it gets too sticky.
Place dough ball into a greased bowl and let it sit, covered over a bowl of hot water. I put a cereal bowl upside down into the bowl of water for my bowl of dough to sit on so the bottom doesn't touch the hot water. The steam is great for the yeast to rise. Let sit for about 30-40 minutes.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a large rectangle that is about 1/4 inch thick. Spread the softened butter all over the dough leaving about an inch around the sides.
Fold one half of the rectangle towards the center and fold the other
half over as well on top of the first layer so you have three dough
layers. Fold in half once more and cover. Let sit for about 10 minutes. Roll out dough again to a long rectangle and fold dough again into thirds like a book. You may need extra sprinkles of flour on the buttery spots that stick to your rolling pin. Let sit another 10-15 minutes.
Roll dough out to a 1/8 inch thickness rectangle and cut triangles. Using a pizza cutter is great for this. (cut one straight line slanted then one straight down over and over).
Roll each triangle up starting with the wide end and tuck
the “tail” underneath the roll. Place the rolls on a lined baking sheet. Cover with a paper towel and let rise until they are double in size or you are satisfied with the size. This takes anywhere from 40 minutes to 1.5 hours. Preheat oven to 400 degrees when they are almost done rising.
Combine egg yolk and warm water and brush on each roll.
Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve these plain or with chocolate, honey, cinnamon sugar, or anything that sounds wonderful to you.
You can even add filling before baking example- Chocolate ganache, cinnamon sugar, cherries, veggies, meat, hot dogs. The possibilities are endless.
Enjoy!!
