Easy Crescent Rolls

Name: Easy Crescent Rolls
Yield: Makes 12 rolls
Ingredients: 7 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly, plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup, half-and-half, heated to 110 degrees; 1 tablespoon, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1/4 cup (1¾ ounces), sugar; 2 large, eggs, 1 whole and 1 separated; 2 1/2 cups (12½ ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 1/4 teaspoons, salt; 1 teaspoon, water

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2008

Desserts or Baked Goods

Breads

SERVESMakes 12 rolls

TIME1¼ hours, plus 2 hours rising

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

After dozens of tests, we determined that a precise measurement of melted butter delivered great butter flavor to our Easy Crescent Rolls without stickiness. Instead of heavy cream, which made the rolls dense and muted the butter flavor, ha...

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