I've been craving a nice light fluffy crescent. It would be so easy to just buy the little tube at the store and plop them in the oven but have you looked at what's in those things? Scary! So here is a yummy easy recipe for buttery crescents. Enjoy!
What you need:
- 1 T. yeast
- 1 t. sugar
- 1/2 c. warm water
- 1/2 c. warm milk
- 1/2 c. butter, softened or melted
- 1 egg
- 1/2 t. salt
- 4 c. flour
- 1/3 c. sugar (or sugar alternative)
Picture of the ingredients. Like I've mentioned before we try not to eat much sugar so in bread recipes I use More Fiber which comes from the stevia plant.
Mix together the yeast, the warm water, and 1 t. sugar. Let it sit for 5 minutes.
Mix together all the other ingredients besides 2 cups flour. Add in the the yeast mixture and stir well. It will be a very soupy dough.
Add the last 2 cups of flour and knead. If you are kneading by hand, knead for about 6-8 minutes, if you are kneading in a mixer, knead for 4-5 minutes. Then put the dough in a water place and cover and let rise for 1 hour.
When the dough is done, break it into 2 halves and roll each half into a circle. Make it about a big as a pizza.
Cut it into 12 pieces, just like a pizza! I even used the pizza cutter to make the slices.
Roll up each piece from the big end to the little end.
Place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350F for about 11 minutes or until slightly browned.
After the came out of the oven you can spread a little butter on top each of them. Yummy!
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I made these last night, oh so YUMMY. We love them. Thank you for the GREAT recipe.
These look great (especially with the cheesy chicken). Can you substitute the white flour with whole wheat flour? Also, do you have a whole wheat flour BREAD recipe that is good? I hate buying bread at the store and it be filled with so many questionable ingredients, but every recipe I try comes out bad.
Thanks for all you do,
Rachel
You can make this recipe and substitute half of the white flour for wheat flour: http://www.littlehouseliving.com/basic-white-bread.html
Okay these sound amazing, quick question though: it says 1/2butter would that be tsp, TBSP cup? Sorry should be obvious but I have never done much baking, and am trying to do a baking day! I think I have spent most of the day on and off going through your amazing blog! Thanks so much.
It probably means 1/2 a stick huh?
Sorry
It’s 1/2 stick, yes.
These are the best! I’ve been making them since the first time you posted the recipe!
Delicious!& simple thank you
I was wondering if you could freeze these. If you could would I bake them then freeze them?
Yes, I would bake and then freeze. I’m sure they would be just fine!
Thanks!