Best Buttery Crescent Rolls Recipes

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.

BUTTERY CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Butter a large bowl; set aside. Put milk, shortening, sugar, softened butter, and salt in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar has dissolved. Let cool completely.
• Put yeast and water in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Mix in milk mixture on medium speed until combined; mix in eggs. Reduce speed to low, and gradually mix in flour. Raise speed to medium-high; mix until a soft dough forms, about 12 minutes.
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead until smooth, about 5 minutes, then transfer to buttered bowl. Cover with a clean kitchen towel; let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Roll dough into a 13-by-20-inch rectangle. Trim edges to be straight. Cut dough in half lengthwise; cut both strips into 12 triangles (about 3 inches wide each base). Gently stretch each to 2 to inches long. Starting at widest end, gently roll up. Space 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets, pointed ends down. Cover loosely with buttered plastic wrap; let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush rolls with the melted butter. Bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack 5 minutes. Serve warm.

GOLDEN BUTTERY CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, butter, sugar, egg, salt and 2 cups flour. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. 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 top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch the dough down. Turn onto a 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 pointed end 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., Bake at 375° for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Brush with melted butter. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

BUTTERY SOFT CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Place ingredients into bread maker in order recommended by manufacturer: water, milk, egg, 1/3 cup butter, sugar, salt, flour and yeast. Reserve additional butter butter (1/4 cup) for later.
• Select dough/knead cycle and start. This cycle should mix dough and allow it to rise for 1 hour.
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface and roll into a circle, about 1/4 inch thick. Brush with additional butter.
• Cut into 16 pie shaped wedges. Roll wedges starting with wide end into crescent shapes.
• Place on an ungreased baking sheet and allow to rise for an additional hour.
• Bake for 10- 15 minutes at 375°F or until golden brown.

TENDER BUTTERY CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Heat the milk, butter, shortening, sugar and salt on top of stove until fairly warm (just until the butter melts, but does not have to melt completely) remove from heat and cool until warm but not hot (if you are in a hurry, place in the fridge for about 20 minutes). When milk is still warm but not hot, place 3-1/2 cups flour in the Kitchen Aid stainless steel mixing bowl bowl with room temp egg and cooled milk/butter mixture, mix, cover with a towel to keep all ingredients warm while proofing yeast. Proof yeast in water with 1 tsp sugar for 10 minutes until foamy, then add to bowl. Start mixing/kneading (adding more flour until a smooth semi-sticky dough is formed). Knead for about 8-10 minutes. Remove the dough and let stand covered with a clean dish towel for 10 minutes. Gather up dough and knead gently a couple times, then form into a ball. Place dough into a well greased bowl. Cover and rise for 1 - 1 1/2 hours. Punch down dough and divide into two or three balls (three sections will give you smaller crescents), then roll into an even circle with a rolling pin and spread/brush liberally with melted butter. Cut into even size triangles. Roll up the dough starting at the larger end. Place on a baking sheet that has been lightly brushed with melted butter. Cover and rise for about 30-45 minutes or until almost doubled. Bake for about 20 minutes at 375° or until golden.