Grandma's Crescent Rolls

By dkosik

Ingredients

• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. Crisco
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 c. BOILING water
• 4 c. flour
• 1 pkg. yeast
• 3 T. warm water

Preparation

Step 1

Beat together sugar, Crisco, egg and salt. Add 1 cup boiling water and beat. Add 1 cup flour. Mix yeast in 3 tablespoons water; mix into batter and stir well. Add last 3 cups flour (will be sticky). Work dough, then let set overnight in refrigerator. Roll out half of the dough (in circle) and cut into 4 pie-shaped pieces. Cut each of these 4 into 3 more pieces. Rub with butter. Roll from outside in. Bake 325 degrees 11-12 minutes.