Homemade Crescent Rolls

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 16
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 258.3
  • Total Fat: 10.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 38.3 mg
  • Sodium: 176.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 36.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.1 g
  • Protein: 4.9 g

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Introduction

Tlhese rolls are EASY to put together and done for my husband's lunch. These rolls are big enough for a sandwich, but you could make them smaller and use for dinner rolls. Tlhese rolls are EASY to put together and done for my husband's lunch. These rolls are big enough for a sandwich, but you could make them smaller and use for dinner rolls.
Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

    1/2 cup shortening
    1/2 cup sugar
    1 teaspoon salt
    2 packages dry yeast (if using bulk yeast, use 2 1/4 teaspoons per package of dry yeast)
    5 to 5 /12 cups flour, plus a little to use when kneading
    2 eggs (use powdered whole eggs if you have them)
    2 cups hot water
    1/2 cup butter, melted - to brush on top of the rolls when they are done.

Directions

Combine the shortening, sugar, salt, yeast, and 2 cups of the flour in a large bowl and cut with a pastry cutter. Beat 2 eggs in a 2-cup measring cup, then fill cup to the 2 cup mark with hot water, pour over the dry mixture. If you use dry eggs, add while adding flour - and add 1/4 cup more water. Slowly add the remaining 3 cups flour.
Cover bowl loosely withtowel or plastic wrap and let rise for 20 minutes in a warm place. After dough has doubled, place on floured surace, where you will knead if for about 5 minutes, roll out into a circle about the size of a large pizza. Then cut into 16 pie shapped pieces. Roll up from the wide end to the point. Place the rolls on a large cookie sheet, cover with towel and let rise in a warm place 20 minutes or until doubled. Preheat oven to 375 degrees, bake the rolls for 20 minutes - brush with melted butter when done.
Makes 16 large rolls.

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GRAMMABD.