Wheat Crescent Rolls

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup scalded milk
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons light molasses
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 2 packets active dry yeast
  • 2 1/4 cups (approximately) unsifted stoneground 100-percent whole wheat flour
  • 2 1/4 cups (approximately) unsifted all-purpose flour

Instructions

  1. Into scalded milk, stir in the sugar, molasses, salt and butter. Cool to lukewarm.
  2. Dissolve the yeast in the warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer.
  3. Stir in the lukewarm milk mixture and add 1 cup whole wheat flour and 1 cup white flour. Beat until smooth.
  4. Add enough of each kind of the remaining flours to make a soft dough. Knead in the mixer or by hand until smooth and elastic.
  5. Place in greased bowl, turning dough to grease top. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in warm draft-free place until doubled, about 40 to 60 minutes.
  6. Punch down dough and divide into three pieces. Roll each piece into a 12-inch round, brush lightly with extra melted butter, and cut each round into twelve wedges.
  7. Beginning at wide end, roll up each wedge tightly and seal points firmly.
  8. Place on greased or non-stick cookie sheets, points underneath, about 2 inchyes apart, curving to form crescents. Cover and let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled, about 30 minutes.
  9. Brush lightly with melted butter and bake in 400 degree F oven until browned, about 12 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

688 kcal 34% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 17.4g 35% DV
Total Fat 30.2g 39% DV
Carbs 91.1g 33% DV
Fiber 9.3g 33% DV
Sugar 30.3g 61% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 9795mg 100% DV
Potassium 785.5mg 17% DV
Cholesterol 76.5mg 26% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 47mcg 5% DV
Vitamin C 13mg 14% DV
Vitamin D 0.4mcg 2% DV
Calcium 183.3mg 14% DV
Iron 5.8mg 32% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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