Butter Rolls - Crescent Roll Up

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened (i used more)

Recipe

• 1 melt and cool shortening and milk.
• 2 dissolve the yeast and 1 teaspoon of the sugar in the warm water.
• 3 beat the eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt together.
• 4 combine milk mixture, yeast mixture, and egg mixture.
• 5 sift the flour and baking powder together and add to wet mixture.
• 6 stir until combined then cover and refrigerate overnight.
• 7 divide dough into fourths and roll out on floured surface.
• 8 spread top surface of rolled out dough with soft butter.
• 9 cut into triangles (pie piece shaped) and roll up from larger to smaller end.
• 10 place rolls on a baking sheet and allow rolls to rise for about 3 hours.
• 11 bake rolls in preheated 400 degree oven for 5-8 minutes or until the tops are slightly brown.