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Homemade Crescent Rolls
Makes 32 rolls
3 1/2 cups flour
- In a large bowl, mix flour with sugar and salt. Dissolve the fresh yeast in the warm water and add to the flour mixture. Add eggs and milk, mix everything together. Add the butter and knead until the dough is smooth and soft. Cover with a clean dish towel and let it rise for about 1 hour in a warm area, until doubled in size.
- Punch dough down and divide into 2 equal parts. Form them into balls. On a floured surface roll each part into a 16 to 17 inch round, using a rolling pin. With the back of a spoon, spread about 2 tbsp of very soft butter onto the dough round. Using a pastry wheel cutter cut the round into 16 triangles (like slicing a pizza).
- Start rolling each triangle into crescents, starting from the outside edge of the triangle. Once rolled, curve the edges and place on a greased baking tray with the tip tucked down and under the roll. Repeat rolling with the rest of the triangles. Let them rise for about 20 minutes. Melt additional 1 1/2 tbsp butter and brush the tops of the rolls with melted butter.
- Preheat the oven to 400F (200C). Bake for 14-18 minutes until puffed and golden brown. Let them cool on a wire rack few minutes before serving.
I didn't try freezing the dough so I can not say how it will be. What I did was to freeze some of the baked crescent roll and when I needed them just took them out and let them few hours at room temperature. There were as good, like freshly baked. My opinion is that the inside butter is important, not just for the flavor but to help creating that croissant look, with separate layers.
No.. it's not correct. I used 25 grams of FRESH yeast, which is the right amount of fresh yeast used for about 3 or 4 cups of flour. If you want to use active dry yeast as I know 2 tsp would be just enough for this amount of flour. Hope it helped. If any other questions, let me know.
I see. 6 tsp of fresh yeast would be too much. 3 tsp of fresh yeast would be enough for this amount of flour.










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