Crescent Roll Pastry Recipes

BUTTERY CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in warm water. Add butter, milk, egg, salt, remaining sugar and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into a 12-in. circle; cut each circle into 12 wedges. Roll up wedges from the wide end and place point side down 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Curve ends to form crescents. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Preheat oven to 350°. Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks.

GOLDEN CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Stir in sugar, salt, eggs, butter, and 2 cups of flour. Beat until smooth. Mix in remaining flour until smooth. Scrape dough from side of bowl. Knead dough, then cover it and let rise in a warm place until double (about 1 1/2 hours).
• Punch down dough. Divide in half. Roll each half into a 12-inch circle. Spread with butter. Cut into 10 to 15 wedge. Roll up the wedges starting with the wide end. Place rolls with point under on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise until double (about 1 hour).
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 12-15 minute or until golden brown. Brush tops with butter when they come out of the oven.

CREAM CHEESE FILLED CRESCENT ROLL PASTRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Unroll half a package (4 rolls) of crescent rolls. Press the seams together and place on the bottom of an 8x8 baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, combine softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Stir with wooden spoon until thoroughly combined.
• Spread cream cheese mixture over crescent rolls in baking dish.
• Unroll remaining crescent rolls, press seams together and place on top of cream cheese layer in baking dish.
• Top with melted butter.
• Sprinkle top evenly with sugar and cinnamon.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes, until bubbly and slightly browned.
• Allow to cool, then slice and serve. May be topped with a drizzle of honey if desired.

CRESCENT ROLL PASTRY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 deg.
• Grease 9x13 pan.
• Pat out 1 can of crescent rolls on bottom of pan, pinching seams together.
• Cream the cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla together until well mixed.
• Spread over layer of rolls.
• Pat out second can of rolls on wax paper, pinch seams together and cut into strips.
• Place, latticelike, on top of cheese mixture.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• While cooling just a bit, mix together the powdered sugar and lemon juice.
• Add enough milk to make mixture a thick syrup consistency.
• Dribble over top of still warm pastry.
• This is very pretty at Christmas to decorate with sugared cranberries and mint leaves.

CRESCENT PASTRY PUFF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Mix together the cinnamon and 1/4 cup sugar in a cup or small bowl, sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of this mixture over the apples, and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix together 1/3 cup of sugar with cream cheese until smooth. Beat in the egg until light and fluffy, and then stir in vanilla. Set aside.
• Unroll the crescent roll dough, and place the pieces side by side on a large cookie sheet. Pinch seams together to form one big sheet. Place the apples lengthwise down the center. Use scissors to snip the edges into a fringe with strips about 1 inch wide. Pour the cream cheese filling over the apples, and bring the strips from the side up over the apples in an alternating fashion to cover the filling. Pinch ends closed.
• Bake for 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. While still hot, brush the top with butter, and sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar over the top.