Homemade Sweet Crescent Rolls are delightful! Flaky, homemade goodness perfect for gifting, enjoying for breakfast, or whipping up for brunch or dessert.
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Why You’ll Love The Homemade Sweet Crescent Rolls
- Superior Taste: They boast a buttery, flaky texture that canned varieties just can’t match. The sweetness is delicate, allowing the buttery flavor to shine through.
- Freshness Factor: Homemade means fresh! You control the quality of ingredients and avoid any preservatives found in store-bought rolls.
- Versatility: These rolls are incredibly versatile. Enjoy them plain or fill them with your favorite sweet treats like cinnamon sugar, jams, or chocolate hazelnut spread.
- Gifting Potential: Freshly baked homemade rolls make a thoughtful and delicious gift for any occasion.
- Easy to Make: Don’t be intimidated by “homemade.” These rolls are surprisingly easy to make, perfect for beginner bakers or busy schedules.
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Cute Ideas For Giving These Delicious Homemade Sweet Crescent Rolls as Gifts
Here are some adorable ways to gift your homemade sweet crescent rolls:
- Mini Basket Bonanza: Weave a small basket out of colorful construction paper or use a mini wicker basket. Line it with parchment paper and fill it with your warm rolls. Top with a little sprig of fresh rosemary for a touch of whimsy.
- Crescent Crescent Moon Box: Find a small, round box (think cheese or tea tins). Decorate it with construction paper or paint to look like a crescent moon. Fill it with your rolls and write a sweet message like “You are out of this world!” on a tag.
- Adorable Animal Shapes: Cut out fun shapes like teddy bears, hearts, or stars from cookie dough and bake them before assembling your rolls. Wrap the rolls with the baked shapes peeking out, creating a playful presentation.
- Mason Jar Magic: Layer your rolls in a cute mason jar. Tie a piece of fabric or twine around the lid and attach a little tag that says “Sweeten Someone’s Day!”
- Brown Bag Beauty: Package your rolls in a brown paper lunch bag. Decorate it with colorful markers or stamps and write a personalized message for the recipient.
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Tips for the perfect homemade sweet crescent rolls:
- Make sure your yeast is fresh and activate it in warm water (around 110°F) with a pinch of sugar. This ensures your dough rises properly.
- Use cold, cubed butter for the flakiest layers. As you roll out the dough, the cold butter creates pockets that puff up during baking, resulting in those delightful flaky layers.
- Don’t rush the rising process! Let your dough rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size. This allows the yeast to do its work and creates a light and airy texture.
- Aim for a thin and even dough when rolling it out. The thinner the dough, the more layers you’ll have in your final rolls.
- When cutting the dough into triangles, use a sharp knife or pizza cutter for clean edges. This helps them roll up evenly and prevents tearing.
- Brush the tops of your rolls with an egg wash (egg yolk mixed with a splash of water) before baking. This creates a beautiful golden brown color and adds a touch of sheen.
- Keep an eye on your rolls in the oven. They’re done when golden brown, so avoid overbaking as they can dry out.
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How to Properly Store Homemade Sweet Crescent Rolls
Here’s how to properly store your homemade sweet crescent rolls to maintain their freshness and deliciousness:
Unbaked Rolls:
- Short-Term Storage (up to 24 hours): If you plan to bake your rolls the next day, you can shape them and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Cover them loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Take them out a few hours before baking to let them come to room temperature.
Baked Rolls:
- Room Temperature (2-3 days): Once baked and cooled completely, store leftover rolls in an airtight container or zip-top bag at room temperature. This is best for rolls you plan to enjoy within a few days.
- Refrigerator (up to 1 week): For longer storage, transfer cooled rolls to an airtight container or zip-top bag and store them in the refrigerator. They’ll stay fresh for up to a week.
- Freezer (several weeks): For the longest storage option, freeze your baked rolls! Let them cool completely, then wrap each roll individually in plastic wrap or foil. Place them in a single layer in a freezer-safe container or bag. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating. They’ll keep for several weeks in the freezer.
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Making the Recipe
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Homemade Sweet Crescent Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temp, softened
- 1 ½ cups cottage cheese use the 4% kind – I have not tested it with light/low fat
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- pinch salt
For the Icing:
- 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar confectioners’
- 3 Tablespoons butter melted
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoons vanilla or any other flavoring you’d like to use
Instructions
- You will not be preheating your oven just yet. After all, we are making “dough”.
- Using your stand mixer (or a large bowl and a whisk) beat the butter and the cottage cheese until it is completely blended.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour and the salt.Add it a little at a time to the butter/cottage cheese mixture. Blend everything together well.
- Cover and refrigerate your dough for *at least* 4 hours.
- After you have refrigerated your dough, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly flour your surface and knead the dough until you can cut it into three equal parts.
- Roll each mound of dough into a ball, and then using a rolling pin, roll each of the individual dough balls out into a 12″ circles (it’s easier to do this one at a time). Using a knife or pizza cutter, divide each circle into 12 slices … like a pizza.
- Starting at the widest edge of each “slice”, roll the wedges from wide to the pointed end. Place the pointed end down on a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or until they are a light golden brown.
- Remove from oven. While the rolls are still hot, move them to a wire rack.
- Melt 3 Tablespoons of butter in a pan on the stovetop over low heat.
- Stir in the vanilla and the milk and immediately remove from heat.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar, a little at a time until fully incorporated. It should be kind of thick.
- Spread the icing over the warm rolls.
- Cool and enjoy.
I have 3 packages of crescent rolls for something I never made! This is perfect!! Thanks for sharing Momma!
I love that you made crescent rolls from scratch!! And they’re sweet-they look lovely 🙂 Happy Valentine’s Day!
For Valentine’s Day or otherwise, these look delicious!
Oh yum, these sound delicious. I always loved Pillsbury crescents, and I bet these are even better. And your thoughts on Valentine’s Day are spot on!
Cottage cheese? Girl, if this is what happens with cottage cheese, I’m SO in.
What a fun surprise! I can’t wait to try these yummy treats! I love cottage cheese.
Whoa! What an interesting recipe – I am totally going to have to try these sometime! And I love that they can be savory or sweet with the icing. Perfect!
Wow! Sounds great, love the cottage cheese substitute!
I am in love…with these crescent rolls! Boy do they look perfect. That gorgeous sugary glaze is making me want to lick my computer screen!
No leavening? They look so light!