Golden Recipe ∽ Golden Crescent Rolls

This is a great recipe for sweet, fluffy crescent rolls (kind of like a croissant but more dense).

Ingredients

• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• ¾ cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup butter, room temperature
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup butter, softened

Cooking Directions

1. Dissolve yeast in warm water.
2. Stir in sugar, salt, eggs, butter, and 2 cups of flour. Beat until smooth. Mix in remaining flour until smooth. Scrape dough from side of bowl. Knead dough, then cover it and let rise in a warm place until double (about 1 1/2 hours).
3. Punch down dough. Divide in half. Roll each half into a 12-inch circle. Spread with butter. Cut into 10 to 15 wedge. Roll up the wedges starting with the wide end. Place rolls with point under on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise until double (about 1 hour).
4. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 12-15 minute or until golden brown. Brush tops with butter when they come out of the oven.

Nutrition Facts

• calories180.6
• carbohydrateContent24.4 g
• cholesterolContent36.9 mg
• fatContent7.7 g
• fiberContent0.8 g
• proteinContent3.6 g
• saturatedFatContent4.6 g
• sodiumContent173.4 mg
• sugarContent5.1 g