Crescent dinner rolls

Crescent dinner rolls

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 1/4 c
• salt - 1 tsp
• flour - 4 c
• melted butter - 1 item
• shortening - 1/2 c
• warm water
• dry yeast - 1 pkg
• c milk - 1 item
• herbs to taste - 1 item

How to make crescent dinner rolls:

Dissolve yeast in warm water and add a pinch of sugar to feed the yeast. Melt the shortening in the milk; add sugar and stir to dissolve. Cool. Stir in and knead in as necessary the flour and salt mixture. Refrigerate overnight covered.

Divide the dough into 4 parts. Roll out each part into a circle and cut into 8 pie wedge shaped pieces. Brush on melted butter and sprinkle herbs. Roll from the wide edge to point forming a crescent shape. Brush with melted butter or milk. Let rise 1 hour. Bake at 350° for about 12 minutes. Makes 32 rolls.

Recipe categories: Breads, Rolls/biscuits, Yeast breads.