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Homemade Sweet Crescent Rolls

These wonderfully easy, sweet crescent rolls are perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner or just because... they make a sweet dessert, served with some berries.
Course Breakfast and Brunch Recipes
Cuisine American
Keyword breakfast recipe, brunch recipe
Prep Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 45 minutes
Servings 36
Calories 111kcal

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.

Anytime after 4 hours:

  • 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.

For the icing:

  • 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 76mg | Potassium: 20mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.3mg