Ingredients
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1/3 cup ButtermilkSee link for easy homemade recipe
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4 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
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3 Tbsp Granulated Sugar
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3/4 cup, lukewarm Water
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2 tsp Active Dry Yeast
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2 1/2 cups + more for rolling All-Purpose Flour
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1/2 tsp Salt
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1 (for egg wash) Egg
Directions
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Heat the buttermilk, sugar and butter in a pan over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool for 10-15 minutes. Tip: if you do not have buttermilk on hand, but you have milk and a lemon, see how to make your own quickly here How to make buttermilk substitute. |
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Pour the mixture into a mixing bowl and add 3/4 cup lukewarm water (105-115°F / 40.5 - 46.1°C). Tip: if the water is too warm, the yeast will die and the crescent rolls will not rise. Add the yeast and let sit (activate) in the mixture for 10 minutes. |
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Add 2 cups of flour and the salt to the mixture and combine on medium-low speed for 1 minute. |
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Add the remaining 1/2 cup flour and mix on low speed for 4 minutes. The dough will be and should be sticky. |
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5
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Let the crescent roll dough rise for 15 minutes to an hour. |
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a rectangle. If the crescent dough is still a bit too sticky, knead in more flour. Cut the dough into triangles and roll each triangle. To do so, start at the wide end, roll towards the skinny end, then tuck the pointy end under the roll. |
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Place the crescent rolls on the lined baking sheet. Cover loosely (with a towel or plastic wrap) and let rise for 1 hour. They should double in size. Make sure you leave enough space in between each roll on the baking sheet so they have room to rise. |
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Preheat the oven to 400°F / 204°C. Make egg wash with either the egg white or the whole egg and a Tbsp of water. Whisk well and brush the tops of each crescent roll. Bake the crescent rolls for 10 minutes or until they are golden. |
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Serving SuggestionsFor breakfast, cream cheese and jam, such as this homemade blueberry jam. For a hearty and quick lunch, I love making chicken stuffed crescent rolls with buffalo wing sauce. When rolling the dough, make larger triangles. Stuff the crescent roll dough with a mixture of precooked shredded chicken, sour cream, shredded cheese and buffalo wing sauce, wrap, then bake (instead of 10 minutes, they take about 14-16 minutes for the larger dough portions to fully cook. |
