Crescent Roll Dough (Bread Machine)

Ingredients

• 1 cup warm milk
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 ounce active dry yeast or 2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast

Directions

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   In bread machine:

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   Place ingredients in bread machine in above order and choose the dough cycle.

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   Divide the dough in half.

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   Roll each half into a 9" round circle.

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   Spread some softened butter onto each circle (if desired) and cut each circle into 8 or 12 pie-shaped wedges, depending on the size of roll you want.

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   Starting with the wide end, roll up each wedge.

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   Place on greased baking pan, cover with a cloth and let stand for about 2 hours until roll has doubled in size.

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   Bake at 375 for 12 minutes.

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   Without bread machine:

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    In a large bowl, mix together yeast, milk and sugar. Let stand for 30 minutes.

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    Mix eggs, butter and salt into yeast mixture.

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    Mix in flour, 2 cups at a time.

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    Cover with wax paper and let dough stand at room temperature overnight.

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    In the morning, divide the dough in half.

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    Roll each half into a 9" round circle.

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    Spread cutter on circle and cut each round into 8 or 12 pie-shaped wedges.

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    Roll up each wedge starting from wide end.

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    Place on greased cookie sheets and let stand until ready to bake. Bake at 375 for 12 minutes.

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    To freeze:

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    Roll up each wedge, place on a greased baking pan (cookie sheet) or on greased wax paper.

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    Place pan in freezer for about an hour. When dough is frozen, put into freezer safe Ziplock bags.

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    To bake, remove rolls from bag, place them on a greased baking pan to defrost and to give time to rise (about 2 hours). After dough as doubled, bake at 375 for 12 minutes.

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    Preparation time does not allow the 1 1/2 hours dough cycle or 2 hours needed to rise.