Best Crescent Rolls Recipes

BUTTERY CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in warm water. Add butter, milk, egg, salt, remaining sugar and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into a 12-in. circle; cut each circle into 12 wedges. Roll up wedges from the wide end and place point side down 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Curve ends to form crescents. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Preheat oven to 350°. Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks.

EASY CHEESY HOT DOG CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Roll crescent roll dough onto a baking sheet. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over dough. Lay a hot dog at the base of each triangle and roll dough around hot dog.
• Bake in the preheated oven until rolls are golden and hot dogs are plump, about 12 minutes.

COPYCAT PILLSBURY CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast and 1 tbsp of the sugar in the warm water. Let sit until foamy - 10 minutes
• In a separate bowl, combine remaining sugar, salt and 3 cups flour. Using the paddle attachment, once yeast is foamy, stir in beaten eggs followed by shortening and butter. Next, add flour mixture using the dough hook. Turn out onto floured surface and slowly add the last cup of flour, kneading to achieve a smooth, elastic consistency. Be careful not to add too much flour. Use as little as possible - you may not need to add all the flour.
• Place in a greased bowl, turning to grease the top of the dough. Let rise in a warm place (85 degrees F) until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours. ***TIP*** At this point if you want to use the dough for something other than crescents, such as other recipes using Pillsbury crescent dough, you can shape it as desired.
• To form crescents: When done rising, divide in half, rolling each half into a 12-inch circle 1/4 inch thick. Spread with the soft butter and cut each circle into 16 wedges. Roll up each wedge beginning at the largest end and place, point side down, on a greased baking sheet. Curve to form crescents. Cover and let rise until doubled, approximately 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until
• rich golden brown. Remove from oven and brush with butter.
• **You can do this recipe by hand, although I find a stand mixer to be much quicker.

SAUSAGE CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium skillet, lightly brown sausage and drain. While sausage is still hot, add cream cheese and stir until cheese is melted and mixture is creamy. Cool completely.
• Separate crescent rolls and arrange into two rectangles. Form log of sausage mixture lengthwise down center of each rectangle. Fold over the long sides of pastry to cover sausage log. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, seam down. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
• Bake 20 minutes until crust is golden. When completely cooled, slice into one and one-half inch slices.

CHEESY CHICKEN CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Cook how you like. I either put a little salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder. Then I cook in a frying pan with a little olive oil. You can also use a rotisserie chicken pulled off bone and skin removed. Remove and dice.
• 2. Mix 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese with the chicken in a bowl. Set aside.
• 3. Separate and unroll the crescent rolls.
• 4. Place chicken and cheese mixture on the large end of a separated crescent roll.
• 5. Then roll the dough to form a crescent.
• 6. Once rolled, place in a 9 x 13 dish. Continue until all rolls are completed.
• 7. Heat soup, milk and the remaining cheese in a saucepan.
• 8. When warm pour soup mix over the chicken rolls.
• 9. Bake at 350 degrees uncovered for 30 minutes or until brown and bubbly.
• 10. NOTE: You can also make this into one roll. Here are the directions: 1. Cook chicken and dice. Mix 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese with chicken in the bowl; set aside. 2. Separate and unroll the crescent rolls and place side by side in a 9x13 baking dish. Put chicken mixture at one end of roll and roll into a cake roll (like a log). 3. Heat soup, milk and the remaining cheese in a saucepan. When warm pour soup mix over the chicken roll. Bake at 350 degrees uncovered for 30 minutes or until brown and bubbly. You can double the recipe and put both loaves in the 9x13 pan.

EASY CRESCENT DANISH ROLLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice; beat until smooth.
• Crescent Rolls: Unroll dough; separate dough into 8 rectangles; firmly press perforations to seal. Recipe Creations: Unroll dough; cut into 8 rectangles.
• Spread each rectangle with about 2 tablespoons cream cheese mixture. Roll up each, starting at longest side; firmly pinch edges and ends to seal. Gently stretch each roll to about 10 inches.
• On ungreased large cookie sheet, coil each roll into a spiral with seam on the inside, tucking end under. Make deep indentation in center of each roll; fill with 1/2 teaspoon preserves.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or until deep golden brown. In small bowl, blend all glaze ingredients, adding enough milk for desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm rolls.
• Bake-Off® Contest 26, 1975
• Barbara Gibson
• Ft. Wayne, Indiana

BUFFALO CHICKEN CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a small saucepan, combine chicken, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, ranch dressing and wing sauce. Cook and stir over low heat until cheeses are melted, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat., Unroll tubes of crescent dough; separate into 16 triangles. Place 1 tablespoon chicken mixture in the center of each triangle; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon blue cheese. Bring corners of dough over filling and twist; pinch seams to seal (filling will not be completely enclosed). Place on ungreased baking sheets., Bake until golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Serve warm.

GARLIC-CHEESE CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Separate crescent dough into eight triangles. Roll up from the wide end and place point side down 2 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Curve ends to form a crescent., Combine butter, garlic powder and oregano; brush over rolls. Sprinkle with cheese. , Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Serve warm.

BEST EVER CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine 1-1/2 cups flour, yeast and salt. In a small saucepan, heat milk, cubed butter and honey to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Add egg yolks; beat on high 2 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes., Punch down dough. Cover and refrigerate overnight., To bake, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into a 14-in. circle; cut each circle into 16 wedges. Lightly brush wedges with melted butter. Roll up from wide ends, pinching pointed ends to seal. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets, point side down. Cover with lightly greased plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes., Preheat oven to 375°. Bake until golden brown, 9-11 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; serve warm. Freeze option: Immediately after shaping, freeze rolls on parchment-lined baking sheets until firm. Transfer to a freezer container; return to freezer. Freeze up to 4 weeks. To use, let rise and bake as directed, increasing rise time to 2-1/2 to 3 hours.

NUTELLA® CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil sprayed with nonstick spray.
• Roll out and separate crescent dough on a work surface. Place chocolate-hazelnut spread in a small resealable bag and snip off one corner. Use a zig-zag motion to pipe chocolate-hazelnut spread onto each crescent. Roll up, starting at the larger edge. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffed up and lightly browned, about 14 minutes. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI STUFFED CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Heat the oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with some salt and pepper and sear on one side for 5 minutes. Flip and sear for 5 minutes more. Transfer the chicken to a plate to let cool for 5 minutes, then give it a good chop.
• Meanwhile, add the broccoli to a food processor and pulse until finely minced. While the chicken is resting, add the broccoli to the skillet with a pinch of salt and saute until the broccoli slightly wilts and pops in color, 3 to 5 minutes, adding a little oil if needed.
• Combine the chicken, broccoli, mozzarella, mayonnaise, garlic powder, Italian seasoning and a pinch of salt in a large bowl until fully incorporated.
• Roll the crescents out two ways: You can unfold each individual triangle and dollop about 1 tablespoon of the chicken mixture at the thicker end, rolling it up to make sure the tip is on top. Or you can unroll two crescents together to make a rectangle, pinch them together at the perforation, dollop about 1/2 cup of the chicken mixture in the center and gently pull the corners together on top, pinching to seal.
• Place the crescent rolls on the prepared baking sheet and brush with the beaten egg. Sprinkle each with the Parmesan and bake until golden brown on top, 14 to 20 minutes depending on their size. Serve with any dipping sauces you prefer.

BEST EVER CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Dissolve yeast in warm water.
• 2. stir in sugar, eggs, lard 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 in to 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 a point under on a greased baking sheet. cover and let rise until double[about 1 hour]
• 4. bake at 400 for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Brush tops with butter when they come out

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE CRESCENT ROLLS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚F (175˚C).
• In a large bowl, combine softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until well-incorporated.
• Gently fold half of the strawberries into the mixture.
• Open the crescent rolls and separate into individual triangles.
• Drop one tablespoon of the mixture onto the wide end of the triangle and roll, starting at the wide edge.
• Place on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper. Bake for 13 minutes or until golden brown (times and temperatures may vary based on oven).
• To make a strawberry glaze, mash the rest of the strawberries and powdered sugar. Continue mashing until all of the sugar has dissolved.
• Drizzle glaze over crescent roll and sprinkle powdered sugar on top.
• Enjoy!

BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Unroll crescent dough; separate into 8 triangles on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, 2 Tbsp. sugar, and 1 teaspoons vanilla. Mix until smooth.
• Fold in blueberries.
• Fill each crescent triangle with approximately ¼ cup filling. My note: (you may want to measure out 8 servings of this mixture in a separate dish so you don't run out. If needed add extra blueberries to make 8 separate fillings for the rolls).
• Fill each crescent triangle with approximately ¼ cup filling.
• Tuck edges to seal. My note: Gently form them into rectangles.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, 2 Tbsp. butter, and 2 Tbsp. sugar. Mix until crumbly.
• Divide evenly among crescent rolls and sprinkle on top of each roll.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until light golden brown. Check the bottoms at 9 minutes and watch carefully.

ALMOND-ORANGE-APRICOT CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to package directions and roll out dough on a nonstick cookie sheet. Cut and separate dough into perforated triangles. Combine the apricot jam or fruit spread and the orange marmalade in a small bowl. Place bowl in microwave and cook on HIGH 15 seconds to loosen the preserves. Beat egg with water to thin it out a little for an egg wash. Use the back of a teaspoon to spread a thin layer of apricot-orange jam across each piece of dough. Roll crescents up, brush with a little egg wash and coat with sesame seeds and almonds. Bake to package directions until deep golden in color. Serve warm.

CRANBERRY, HAM AND SWISS CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Unroll the crescent roll dough and cut along the perforated lines to separate it into individual triangles. Arrange each triangle on a work surface with the short side closest to you.
• Place about 1 teaspoon cranberry sauce on each triangle and use the back of a spoon to spread it evenly over the dough, leaving 1 inch of the tip bare. Place a piece of ham on the short side of the dough on top of the cranberry sauce and top with a slice of cheese. Wrap the sides of the ham over the short ends of the cheese to keep it intact.
• Start from the short side of the dough and roll it up and over to encase the ham and cheese. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until the dough is golden brown and the cheese is slightly oozing, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer to a serving platter and serve with Dijon mustard.

BLUEBERRY CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. PREHEAT oven to 375ºF. Unroll dough into four rectangles; firmly press perforations together to seal. COMBINE Cream cheese and sugar; spread onto dough rectangles to within 1/2 inch of edges. Top evenly with blueberries. Bring opposite corners of rectangles together; press together to seal. Place on ungreased baking sheet. BAKE 11 to 13 min. or until golden brown.

EASY CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In a small bowl, beat eggs until a light lemon color. Add to yeast mixture; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, sugar and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in yeast mixture. Stir in enough remaining flour until dough leaves the side of the bowl and is soft (dough will be sticky). Do not knead. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a well-floured surface; divide into thirds. Roll each into a 12-in. circle; cut each circle into 12 wedges. Roll up wedges from wide end and place with pointed end down 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Curve ends to form a crescent shape. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks.

BACON CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Separate crescent dough into eight triangles. Set aside 1 tablespoon of bacon. Sprinkle onion powder and remaining bacon over triangles; roll up and place point side down on an ungreased baking sheet. Sprinkle with reserved bacon. , Bake at 375° until golden brown, 10-15 minutes. Serve warm. Freeze option: Freeze cooled rolls in sealable freezer containers. To use, thaw at room temperature or, if desired, microwave each roll on high until heated through, 10-15 seconds.

CRESCENT SAUSAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the sausage, garlic powder, parsley, Parmesan cheese, basil and 2 tablespoons beaten egg. Unroll crescent dough and separate into 2 rectangles. Place on an ungreased baking sheet; seal perforations. , Spoon 1/2 of the sausage mixture into the center of each rectangle. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Roll up from a long side; pinch seam to seal. Brush with remaining egg. , Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until golden. Cut into slices; serve warm.