Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 tablespoon rapid rise yeast
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ cup warm water
  • 1 cup warm milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4½-5 cups all-purpose flour (divided)
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (melted)
  • salted butter (for brushing)

Instruction

  • In a small bowl, mix yeast and sugar with warm water. Let stand until bubbly.
  • In a large bowl, mix warm milk, oil, sugar and salt with a wooden spoon.
  • Add 1 cup of flour to the mixture and mix well. Add eggs and mix vigorously until smooth. Add yeast mixture and continue to mix until smooth.
  • Add remaining flour to the yeast mixture 1 cup at a time and continue to mix with a wooden spoon until the dough is combined. The dough should be soft and sticky.
  • Pour the dough into a large bowl, cover with a tea towel, and let rise until it has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  • Once the dough has doubled in size, punch down and divide it in half. On a floured surface, roll each piece out into a 12-inch circle. The dough circles should be about ⅜ inch thick.
  • Brush both dough circles with melted unsalted butter. Cut each circle with a pizza cutter into 12 pieces (like a pizza). Roll each piece from the rounded edge to the point to make a crescent roll.
  • Place rolls on a greased baking sheet with the pointed tips down (we use an 11-x-16-inch metal pan and do 3 rows across and 8 rows down).
  • Cover rolls with a tea towel and let rise until they have doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  • When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Bake for 16–20 minutes, until lightly browned. (Touch rolls to see if they bounce back—if they do not, bake a little longer). Brush with melted salted butter while warm. Serve warm.