Feather Crescent Rolls
- 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast, dissolved according to package directions (I always use Fleischmann's)
- 1 1/2 cups scalded milk, cooled
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, plus
- additional butter, for basting
- 2 eggs
- 5 cups flour
- Mix all ingredients except flour in a large mixing bowl, stir well.
- Add flour and mix to combine.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Next, day remove dough from bowl and cut into fourths.
- using one fourth of the dough roll into a large circle about the thickness of a pie crust.
- Brush with butter.
- cut circle into at least 8 triangles (I cut into 16).
- Beginnng with largest end roll forward.
- Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Brush with melted butter.
- Continue until all of the dough has been rolled.
- Let rise for 2 hours.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Immediately brush with melted butter.
active dry yeast, milk, sugar, salt, butter, additional butter, eggs, flour
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/feather-crescent-rolls-104161 (may not work)