Homemade Crescent Rolls

This is a great recipe for light, fluffy, and buttery Homemade Crescent Rolls, a classic comfort food that is a great addition to the Thanksgiving dinner table.

Their light, flaky layers pull apart beautifully, making them a delightful addition to breakfasts, dinners, or holiday feasts. Made from scratch with simple ingredients, each crescent roll is carefully rolled with layers of butter and baked to perfection, creating a delicious treat that’s comforting and simply irresistible.

You can serve them plain, or filled with your favorite sweet or savory ingredients. Once you try them out these homemade crescent rolls are sure to become a family favorite.

How to make homemade crescent rolls

To prepare these delicious crescent rolls, start by making the dough. In a large bowl, mix the flour with sugar and salt. Dissolve fresh yeast or active dry yeast in warm water and add it to the flour mixture. Incorporate the eggs and milk, then start kneading the dough. Add the butter and continue kneading until the dough is smooth and soft. Cover the bowl with a clean dish towel and let the dough rise in a warm area for about 1 hour, or until it has doubled in size.

How to shape the rolls

Once the dough has risen, punch it down and divide it into 2 equal parts, forming them into balls. On a floured surface, roll each part into a round measuring 16 to 17 inches (40 cm) in diameter using a rolling pin. Spread about 2 tablespoons of very soft butter evenly over each dough round with the back of a spoon. Using a pastry wheel cutter, slice each round into 16 triangles, similar to cutting a pizza.

To shape the rolls, start rolling each triangle from the outside edge towards the point to form crescents. Curve the edges of each roll slightly and place them on a greased baking tray with the tip tucked under the roll. Repeat the process for all triangles. Allow the rolls to rise for about 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Melt an additional 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter and brush it over the tops of the rolls. Bake the rolls for 14-18 minutes, or until they are puffed and golden brown. Let the rolls cool on a wire rack for a few minutes before serving.

Hope you will try the recipe and enjoy your warm, buttery crescent rolls! If you do, make sure to share the photos with me on Instagram. I love seeing how they turn out for you.

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Homemade Crescent Rolls

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This is a great recipe for light, fluffy, and buttery Homemade Crescent Rolls, a classic comfort food that is a great addition to the Thanksgiving dinner table.

Servings 32 servings

Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Rising Dough Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 45 minutes mins

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Ingredients

  

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• 3 ½ cups (440g) flour
• 25 g fresh yeast (2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast or 2 tsp of instant yeast)
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) water , warm
• 3/4 cup (180ml) milk , warm
• 1 ½ tbsp (22g) sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp (5g) salt
• 4 tbsp (56g) butter , softened

Filling

• 4 or 5 tbsp (56g) butter , softened

Topping

• 1 ½ tbsp (21g) butter , melted

Instructions

 

Prepare the dough.

• In a large bowl, mix flour with sugar and salt. Dissolve the fresh yeast in the warm water and add to the flour mixture. Add eggs and milk, and start kneading the dough.
• Add the butter and knead until the dough is smooth and soft. Cover with a clean dish towel and let it rise for about 1 hour in a warm area, until doubled in size.

How to shape the rolls.

• Punch the dough down and divide into 2 equal parts. Form them into balls.
• On a floured surface roll each part into a 16 to 17-inch (40cm) round, using a rolling pin. With the back of a spoon, spread about 2 tbsp of very soft butter onto the dough round. Using a pastry wheel cutter cut the round into 16 triangles (like slicing a pizza). 
• Start rolling each triangle into crescents, starting from the outside edge of the triangle. Once rolled, curve the edges and place on a greased baking tray with the tip tucked down and under the roll.
• Repeat rolling with the rest of the triangles. Let them rise for about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400F (200C).
• Melt an additional 1 1/2 tbsp butter and brush the tops of the rolls with melted butter.
• Bake the rolls for 14-18 minutes until puffed and golden brown. Let them cool on a wire rack a few minutes before serving.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 crescent rollCalories: 93kcalCarbohydrates: 11.6gProtein: 2.3gFat: 4.2gSaturated Fat: 2.5gCholesterol: 22mgSugar: 0.9g

Calories: 93kcal

Course: Bread, Snack

Cuisine: American

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