Sweet Crescent Dinner Rolls

These crescent rolls are soft and tender, with just a hint of sweetness.  I have several dinner roll recipes, but this is my go-to.  There are a lot of great rolls out there and I love to change it up, but I always come back to these.  They always impress people, but they are really pretty easy to make.

Sweet Crescent Dinner Rolls

Number of Servings: 24 rolls
Time to Prepare: 2 hours 30 minutes

• 2 1/4 tsp yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup warm milk
• 3 1/4 to 3 3/4 cups flour
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup butter, softened

Dissolve yeast and 1 tsp sugar in water.  Let sit for 5-10 minutes until very frothy.  

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine milk, 1 1/2 cups of the flour, the egg, 1/3 cup butter, 1/3 cup sugar, and salt.  Blend on medium until well mixed, scraping down sides as needed.  Add yeast mixture and remaining flour, as needed, until dough is pulling away from the sides of the bowl.  Knead in the mixer for 5 minutes.

Cover with a kitchen towel and let rise until double, about 1 hour.

Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface.  Divide dough in thirds.  Roll each third into a circle, about 10 inches in diameter.  Spread the 1/4 cup butter evenly over the rounds.  Using a pizza cutter, cut each circle into 12 wedges.  Roll the wedges up, starting at the wide end.  Roll gently but tightly.  Pinch end to seal and place, point side down, on an ungreased cookie sheet  (I can fit 12 rolls on an 11x17 sheet pan).  Cover and let rise for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Bake for about 10 minutes, until golden.

Source: adapted from AllRecipes