How to make crescents? (basically how to make crescent dough?)?

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How to make crescents? (basically how to make crescent dough?)?

Answer 1

I have made Crescents only twice in my long life - not because they weren't good - they were delish... but SO MUCH work!

you have to roll and butter and fold and refrigerate and roll and butter and fold and refrigerate over and over again for 2 days.  It’s such a hassle when you can get GREAT crescents at the bakery or even COSTCO.

Just in case you really want to give it a try - here is a simpler recipe but not quite as good!

CRESCENT ROLLS



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Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00

Categories    : Breadmaker                       Breads



   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method

--------  ------------  --------------------------------

    2      cup           Bread flour

    2      tablespoon    Sugar

      1/4  teaspoon      Salt

      1/4  cup           Butter;or margarine -- softened

    1      tablespoon    Milk

    1                    Egg yolk -- plus water to

                         measure 3/4 cup

    1      teaspoon      Active dry yeast

                         Butter; or margarine -- melted



Place ingredients, except melted butter, in inner pot in order listed; le=

t stand 5 minutes.  Use DOUGH setting; press START. Dough will be complet=

ed in 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove dough from inner pot and place in greased=

  bowl, turning to coat evenly.  Cover and let rest in warm, draft-free pl=

ace, 20-30 minutes.



  Punch down dough.  On floured surface, roll dough to 10-inch round; brus=

h with melted butter.  Cut into 10 wedges. Roll up each wedge, starting a=

t wide end; press points. Place, point-side down, on greased baking sheet=

  and shape into crescents.  Brush with remaining butter. Cover and let ri=

se in warm, draft-free place, 20-30 minutes. Bake in 375-degree oven for =

8-10 minutes, or until golden brown.

Answer 2

Crescent Roll Dough (Bread Machine)

| 42 min | 30 min prep |.

SERVES 16 -24 (

Ingredients

1 cup warm milk

1/2 cup butter, melted

2 eggs, beaten

4 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 ounce active dry yeast or 2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast

Directions

1In bread machine:

2Place ingredients in bread machine in above order and choose the dough cycle.

3Divide the dough in half.

4Roll each half into a 9" round circle.

5Spread some softened butter onto each circle (if desired) and cut each circle into 8 or 12 pie-shaped wedges, depending on the size of roll you want.

6Starting with the wide end, roll up each wedge.

7Place on greased baking pan, cover with a cloth and let stand for about 2 hours until roll has doubled in size.

8Bake at 375 for 12 minutes.

9Without bread machine:

10In a large bowl, mix together yeast, milk and sugar. Let stand for 30 minutes.

11Mix eggs, butter and salt into yeast mixture.

12Mix in flour, 2 cups at a time.

13Cover with wax paper and let dough stand at room temperature overnight.

14In the morning, divide the dough in half.

15Roll each half into a 9" round circle.

16Spread cutter on circle and cut each round into 8 or 12 pie-shaped wedges.

17Roll up each wedge starting from wide end.

18Place on greased cookie sheets and let stand until ready to bake. Bake at 375 for 12 minutes.

19To freeze:

20Roll up each wedge, place on a greased baking pan (cookie sheet) or on greased wax paper.

21Place pan in freezer for about an hour. When dough is frozen, put into freezer safe Ziplock bags.

22To bake, remove rolls from bag, place them on a greased baking pan to defrost and to give time to rise (about 2 hours). After dough as doubled, bake at 375 for 12 minutes.

23Preparation time does not allow the 1 1/2 hours dough cycle or 2 hours needed to rise.

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To Die for Crescent Rolls

| 40 min | 30 min prep |

24 crescents



Ingredients

1 package yeast

3 tablespoons water

1/2 cup Crisco

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup boiling water

2 eggs

1/2 cup sugar

4 cups flour, approximately

Directions

1**prepare the night before.

2Put Crisco and salt in glass measuring cup.

3add the 1 cup of boiling water.

4stir till dissolved and becomes lukewarm.

5Dissolve yeast in the warm water.

6Beat the eggs with the sugar till well beaten.

7Add the lukewarm Crisco mixture and the dissolved yeast.

8Add 2 cups of flour, mix in well, then add the remaining flour, mix in well.

9Add sufficient flour to make a'kneadable' dough, and knead it lightly till well mixed.

10Put into a bowl (covered) overnite in the frig.

11Cut the dough in half.

12Roll into two 'rounds'-- 1/4 inch thickness.

13Spread with soft butter, cut into pie shaped wedges and roll into 'crescents'.

14Put on a parchment (or silpat) lined baking sheet and let rise till approximately double in size.

15Bake at 375 degrees about 8- 10 minutes, until golden brown.