Friday, September 18, 2009

The BEST Crescent recipe around!

That is what the girl I got this recipe called these but I don't know if I would call them crescents except for their shape. I would definitely put them in the same category as an AWESOME dinner roll though.

Mix together
4 Tbsp. yeast
1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp. warm water
Allow to sit for 10 min.

Mix
6 eggs
1 cup oil
1 cup sugar
2 cups warm milk (Warm milk in the microwave only until warm NOT scalding)

Add mixture to the yeast mixture. Mix all together until combined.

10 -11 cups flour (until dough is no longer sticky)
2 Tbsp. salt

Add flour one cup at a time until combined together. Continue to mix/knead for 5 min. on med-high speed. Transfer to greased bowl and allow to raise 2-3 hours or until double in size.

Separate dough into 6 even balls. Roll out each ball until the size of a dinner plate on a lightly floured surface. Cut into 8 pizza wedge slices. With each wedge, roll downward wrapping the wider side down to the smaller point to make a crescent shape. Place 3 rolls across and 8 down on lightly oiled cookie sheet.

Allow to to rise again until doubled (about 15 min.) While rising on top of oven, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake one sheet at a time. Bake 6 min. on bottom rack and then 5 min. on middle rack until light golden brown. Double check bottoms to make sure they are golden brown so they are not doughy in the middle. Once perfectly golden brown, brush tops with melted butter once removed.