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Buttery Crescent Rolls

These rolls will make you famous! They are the perfect soft, buttery, homemade crescent rolls
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Rise Time2 hours 15 minutes
Course: Bread
Cuisine: Bread
Keyword: Bread
Servings: 24 rolls

Ingredients

  • 1 and 1/4 cup Warm Water
  • 4 tsp Active Dry Yeast or 3 tsp Instant Yeast
  • 3 tbsp Butter softened
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/3 cup Sugar
  • 4 and 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Salt

For Topping Dough

  • 6 tbsp Butter softened

Instructions

  • Combine water, yeast, 3 tbsp butter, eggs, sugar, salt, and 3 cups of flour in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix using dough hook on low until combined.
  • Continue mixing and gradually add last cup and a half of flour. Dough should pull away from sides of bowl (but not the bottom of the bowl if you are using a KitchenAid). Knead on medium for 5 more minutes.
  • Turn out dough onto floured surface and knead 2 or 3 times, pulling into a tight ball. Cover with kitchen towel and allow to rise until doubled, 60-90 minutes. (You can also place the dough in a large bowl and cover with plastic wrap to rise.)
  • Turn dough onto floured surface and divide into 2 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a 12 inch circle. Spread 3 tbsp softened butter on each circle, then use a pizza cutter to slice each circle into 12 triangles.
  • Roll each triangle up from the wide side, creating a crescent shape. Place on greased 12x17 cookie sheet (jelly roll pan). Cover with a kitchen towel and allow to rise again about 45 minutes until noticeably puffed.
  • Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Bake at 350 15-20 minutes, until tops are golden brown. Remove from the oven and brush with additional melted butter, if desired. Serve warm.

Notes

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