Crescent Roll Dough

By commercecook

These can be made earlier, frozen, and put out to thaw 2 hours before baking.

Ingredients

• 1 cup warm milk
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs beaten
• 4 cups flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 ounce active dry yeast (2 1/2 teaspoons, which is 1 package.)

Details

Servings 24

Preparation

Step 1

For bread machine:
1. Whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt, Add to your machine.
2. Beat eggs. Add milk, butter and eggs together and pour on top of the flour mixture.
3. Put yeast in holder and select the dough cycle.
4. When dough is finished, divide the dough in half. Roll each half into a 9 inch round circle.
5. Spread some melted butter onto each circle, if desired, and cut each circle into 12 pie-shaped wedges.
6. Starting with the wide end, roll up each wedge.
7. Place on greased baking sheet, cover with a cloth and let stand for about 2 hours until rolls are doubled in size.
8. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes.
Without bread machine: (I've never done this.)
1. Mix together yeast, milk and sugar. Let stand for 30 minutes.
2. Mix eggs, butter, and salt into yeast mixture. Mix in flour, 2 cups at a time.
3. Cover with wax paper and let dough stand at room temperature overnight.
4. In morning, divide dough in half. roll into circles, and cut each round into 12 pieces.
5. Roll up each wedge and place on greased cookie sheet or greased wax paper.
6. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes.
TO FREEZE:
ROLL EACH WEDGE AND PLACE ON A GREASED BAKING PAN. DO NOT ALLOW TO RISE. PUT IN THE FREEZER FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. WHEN DOUGH WEDGES ARE FROZEN, PUT INTO FREEZER BAGS.
TO BAKE; REMOVE ROLLS FROM BAG, PLACE THEM ON A GREASED BAKING PAN TO DEFROST AND GIVE TIME TO RISE, ABOUT 2 HOURS. AFTER DOUGH HAS DOUBLED, BAKE AT 375 DEGREES FOR 12 MINUTES.