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Crescent Rolls - Easy homemade crescent rolls recipe that anyone can make. Flaky, buttery, and fluffy, these rolls are the best!!
A few weeks I posted this super popular garlic butter cheesy crescent rolls recipe using Pillsbury instant crescent rolls in a tube.
Many readers have emailed me and wanted to try the recipe, but there is a problem.
They can’t find crescent rolls where they are.
Many asked for an easy homemade crescent rolls recipe, and so I decided to attempt these amazing rolls at home.
I am not a great baker so I turned to Home Cooking Adventure for her recipe.
I love it that she has a video so I could see every step of the process.
The recipe is super easy to follow and actually very simple.
So now that you have the crescent rolls recipe, you can try to make garlic butter cheesy crescent rolls or just plain crescent rolls.
Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 91 calories per serving.
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Easy Crescent Rolls
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 25 g (1 oz) active dry yeast
- 1/3 cup water, warm
- 3/4 cup milk, warm
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter, softened
Filling:
- 4 tablespoons butter
Topping:
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, and salt. Dissolve the fresh yeast in warm water and add it to the flour mixture. Then, add the eggs and milk, mixing everything together. Incorporate the butter and knead the dough until it is smooth and soft. Cover the bowl with a clean towel and let it rise in a warm area for about 1 hour, or until it has doubled in size.
- Punch the dough down and divide it into 2 equal parts. Form each part into a ball. On a floured surface, roll each ball into a round shape measuring 16 to 17 inches (40 cm to 43 cm) in diameter, using a rolling pin. Using the back of a spoon, spread about 2 tablespoons of very soft butter onto each dough round. Then, using a pizza or pastry cutter, cut the round into 16 triangles.
- Start rolling each triangle into crescents. Once rolled, curve the edges and place them on a cookie sheet or baking tray lined with parchment paper, ensuring the tip is tucked down and under the roll. Repeat this process with the remaining triangles. Allow the rolls to rise for about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, melt an additional 1½ tablespoons of butter and brush the tops of the rolls with the melted butter.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and bake the rolls for 14-18 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown. Allow them to cool on a wire rack for a few minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi Bee,
If I use instant dry yeast instead, what’s the quantity to use :) Thanks
Should be fine.
thank you for your reply Bee.
now i do not need to go buy the ones from the store for my
different recipes calling for crescent roll dough or crescent sheets.
i can just put the fillings in these and bake them.
Yes, so easy and so good, thanks Heather.
these look good.
i have a couple of questions do i put the active fry yeast in with the warm water and milk so it can proof and become active like i would in other bread and roll recipes? if so how long do i let the active dry yeast proof for? you do not say in your directions for this recipe,
i will be using active dry yeast for this recipe.
please let me know by e-mailing me at
midnight0675@frontier.com
Yes, correct. Proof until they become foamy, about 5-10 minutes.