Whole-grain crescent rolls - country living

32 rolls

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Milk
5 tablespoons Butter, melted
½ cup Warm water (110' to 115'F)
1 pack Active dry yeast
1 tablespoon Sugar
2¼ cup To 2 3/4 C unsifted all-purpose flour
2 cups Whole-wheat flour
½ teaspoon Salt
1 Large egg
1 tablespoon Caraway seeds

Directions

1. In 1-quart saucepan, heat milk until bubbles form around edge of saucepan. Remove from heat; stir in 3 T butter. Cool mixture to 110' to 115'F.

2. Reserve 1 t water. In large bowl, sprinkle yeast over remaining water. Stir in sugar and set aside until mixture is foamy-about 5 minutes.

3. Add 2¼ C all-purpose flour, the whole-wheat flour, and salt, Stir milk-and-butter mixture into flour mixture until soft dough forms.

4. Turn dough out onto floured surface. Knead, adding more flour if necessary, until dough is smooth and elastic-about 9 to 10 minutes.

5. Wash, dry, and lightly oil mixing bowl. Place dough in oiled bowl, turning to bring oiled side up. Cover with clean cloth; let dough rise in warm place, away from drafts, until double in size-1 hour.

6. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets. Divide dough into quarters; form each quarter into a ball. With rolling pin or fingers, flatten balls into 8-inch rounds. Cut each round into 8 triangles.

7. To make rolls, brush some of remaining melted butter over tops of triangles. Starting at the large end, roll up dough, jelly-roll style; form into crescent shape and place, seal side down, on greased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining triangles. Cover rolls with clean cloth; let rise in warm place, away from draft about 1 hour.

8. When rolls have risen 1 hour, heat oven to 400'F. In small bowl, beat egg and reserved 1 t water until well combined; brush tops of rolls with egg mixture. Press caraway seeds into tops of rolls. Bake rolls 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack; store in airtight container.

9. Rolls can be cooled and frozen, tightly wrapped, for several weeks. To reheat. defrost crescents; heat oven to 400'F. Sprinkle rolls with a little water, wrap in aluminum foil, and heat in oven 5 to 10 minutes.

Country Living/June/90 Scanned & fixed by DP & GG

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