With a house full of little people, haute cuisine if rarely on the menu! The more kid friendly the food, the more food eaten without complaints. And I'm all about no complaining. How many of you like crescent rolls? Just raise your hands. We love them here, but the ones from the grocery store are full of hydrogenated oil (yuck!) not to mention expensive if you're feeding a crowd. We make our own. These are great to make ahead of time and freeze if you think they'll last that long at your house. They never do here. Try them out and let me know what you think!
Ingredients :
Milk, scalded : 1 C.
Butter or margarine : 1/4 C.
Flour, sifted: divided : 3 1/2 C.
Yeast : 2 1/4 tsp
Sugar : 1/4 C
Salt : 1/2 tsp
Eggs, slightly beaten : 1
Assembly Directions :
To scald the milk, put it in a saucepan over medium heat. Watch it, and when small bubbles start to form around the edges, it's done. It doesn't boil and the bottom doesn't scorch. Remove from heat and add the butter, so it melts in the warm milk. Set aside to cool slightly. In a large bowl mix together 2 C. of flour, yeast, sugar and salt. Check the temperature of the milk.. it needs to be between 120 and 130 degrees F to activate the yeast. When the milk is the right temperature, mix it to the flour mixture. Mix in the eggs and the remaining 1 1/2 C. of flour. Make sure the dough is well mixed - knead if have to. The dough will be sticky. Cover and let rise for 2 hours in a warm, draft-free place. After 2 hours, punch the dough down, and let it rest for 5 minutes. Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces.
Lightly dust the counter with flour, and roll one piece into a circle as large as you can get it. It doesn't have to be a perfect circle!
Next, cut the circle into 8 pie shaped pieces with a pizza cutter. This doesn't have to be perfect either.. mine come out all sizes!
Using your hands, roll up each pie shaped piece, starting at the wide end and rolling towards the small end. Place it seam side down on a cookie sheet. Repeat this process until all the dough is used up.
Preheat Oven to : 350 degrees and bake the rolls for 10-15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Brush lightly with melted butter when done.
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