5 Reasons Why You’ll Absolutely Love a New Crescent Dough Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Crescent dough cinnamon rolls are absolutely delicious and a perfect weekend treat! While most crescent rolls are a pop and peel situation from the can, there is a way to get perfectly moist and fluffy crescent dough cinnamon rolls WITHOUT the processed ingredients.
These crescent dough cinnamon rolls are a homemade treat! Instead of eating processed food, make your crescent roll recipe at home for a delicious and preservative free sweet roll. Did I mention crescent dough cinnamon rolls look fancy without all the morning fuss?
This post is all about crescent dough cinnamon rolls!
HEALTHY MICRO SUPERSTARS FEATURED IN crescent dough cinammon rolls
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What Do I Need to Do to Make Crescent Dough Cinnamon Rolls?
First, Make the Crescent Roll Dough
- In a large bowl, or your kitchen aid mixer with the dough hook attached, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in warm water.
- Add butter, milk, egg, salt, sugar and whole wheat white flour. Turn the mixer on to begin beating the flour into dough. Add the rest of the flour and let the mixer do its magic until your dough is a soft round ball.
- Place your dough ball onto a floured surface and knead dough for 6-8 minutes. Place it in a bowl lightly sprayed with olive oil cooking oil. Flip it so the olive oil coats the top and bottom of the dough ball. Cover with a warm towel and let rise about 1 hour.
Next, Make the Filling
- While the dough is rising, make the filling. In a bowl mix together a very soft (slightly melted) butter, light brown sugar, LorAnn Super Strength Princess Cake Flavor, and ground cinnamon.
Then, Fill the Crescent Rolls and Bake Them
- Once done rising, take the dough out. Punch it down and divide it in half. On a floured surface, roll out each half into a 12 inch circle. Then cut the dough like a pizza into 12 pie pieces.
- Roll up pieces from the wide end and place with the rolled side down so it doesn’t unroll in the oven slightly apart on baking sheets covered in parchment paper. Curve ends to form crescents. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°. Bake until golden brown, 20-24 minutes. Remove parchment paper from pans and place on counter to cool (or wire rack if you have it).
Last, Frost the Crescent Dough Cinnamon Rolls
- While the rolls are cooling, in a small bowl, mix powdered sugar, melted butter, softened cream cheese and LorAnn Princess Super Strength Princess Cake Flavor until smooth. Spread frosting over rolls and serve warm!
Make ahead the dough and fill these crescent rolls the night before to have easy crescent dough cinnamon rolls to bake the next day!
LorAnn Oil Makes This Crescents Recipe a Must Have
If you haven’t heard of LorAnn Oil, now is the time! LorAnn is renown for its powerful flavoring extracts, essential oils, and various candy making and baking supplies to help complete your creations! I had no idea we had this local gem in our backyard!
What is SUPER EXCITING about LorAnn is that nearly all the food products they sell are certified kosher and sugar-free, while also being inherently gluten-free!
Dr. Kait
This recipe uses slightly over a teaspoon of LorAnn Super-Strength Princess Cake Flavor and it literally is a game changer. The flavoring makes the crescent dough cinnamon rolls savory, delicious, and unique.
LorAnn Princess Cake and Cookie Super-Strength Flavor
LorAnn’s Princess Cake and Cookie emulsion has a delicate, nutty flavor combined with bright citrus and luxurious vanilla notes.
The Princess Cake and Cookie Emulsion is like a secret weapon for baking! This stuff would be perfect for cookies, cakes, frostings, you name it. This creamy flavor enhancer took the traditional cinnamon roll up a notch, or three! Did I mention it has ZERO calories? Winning!
Lorann Princess Cake and Cookie Super-Strength has zero calories and zero sugar, allowing you to have your sweet treat without the guilt!
Dr. Kait
A Crescent Roll Recipe With Whole Wheat Dough
This crescent roll recipe uses whole wheat dough. Why? When you eat whole wheat dough, your body creates short chain fatty acids to process the wheat. These short chain fatty acids are SUPER important of your gut health and immune system!
Choose King Arthur Whole Wheat White Flour
The most delicious crescent dough cinnamon rolls can be made in a snap with this amazing recipe! When you use 100% whole wheat flour, you’ll get crescent rolls with the texture you expect with all the benefits of whole wheat! Get ready to savor the ultimate homemade crescent dough treat!
The unique milling process of whole wheat white flour produces light and fluffy baked goods that still retain all their dietary fiber. This is incredibly beneficial for your health and makes it a great choice for those looking to incorporate healthier ingredients into their diets.
Where To Find King Arthur Whole Wheat White Flour
You can find King Arthur flour at some local grocery stores including Meijer and Whole Foods. It is a bit pricier than regular white flour or regular wheat flour.
King Arthur sells whole wheat white flour in non-organic for a lower (more reasonable) price, but I’m including the organic flour here so you can see what the packaging looks like.
If you are looking for a whole wheat option but would like to save a bit of money, try the pastry whole wheat flour at Whole Foods.
If you’re unable to find King Arthur Flour at your local grocery stores, Bob’s Red Mill Whole Wheat Flour is a great alternative. You can easily grab this flour from select retailers like Kroger or Whole Foods.
Use Your KitchenAid Mixer for the Crescent Dough
You can use your KitchenAid mixer for the crescent dough. No worries if you don’t have a KitchenAid mixer, a bowl and spoon will do the job just fine. It took me nearly 40 years to get a stand mixer!
If you’re anything like me and dreaming of that gorgeous stand mixer to grace your kitchen, you can find a KitchenAid one in white similar to what I have on Amazon, here.
Make sure you get one with the dough hook!
Sometimes Macy’s has sales on KitchenAid and other stand mixers. That is where we scooped up ours. You can check Macy’s for a stand mixer here.
Or, if you want to go direct to the source and find all the unique colors and attachments, you can find a stand mixer here at KitchenAid.
If you don’t have a stand mixer, you still will want to use a hand blender to beat the egg. A hand mixer makes the crescent dough super light and fluffy! Who dosn’t love fluffy, delicious crescent dough cinnamon rolls? I think the answer is no one!
This one above is most like the handheld mixer we have. It’s under $25 and has worked perfectly for about 20 years! You can find it here on Amazon.
Make a Crescent Dough Sheet For Your Next Pot Luck
If you’re looking to make breakfast the night before, there’s no better option than crescent dough recipes. These are easy and fun to prepare; plus, your family will love the deliciousness that you create! So make sure to put these creations in the refrigerator for a delightful morning treat.
Just make the crescent dough and allow to rise, fill the crescent rolls, roll them up, and place in the refrigerator loosely covered with plastic wrap.
Bake them in the morning and stir up the luscious frosting while they are in the oven. Before you know it, there you have it – a delicious pastry recipe with minimal hassle!
Looking for Other Gut Healthy Breakfast Ideas?
Try the Best Ever Banana Muffins
If you want to bake the most delicious banana muffins, then all you need is yogurt! And we’ve got the secret recipe for healthy banana muffins that will make your mouth water, so keep reading to find out how you can create them!
You’ll be absolutely in love with this incredibly moist and mouthwatering banana muffins recipe! Plus, it’s so easy to make that even a novice baker can attempt it. If you’re looking for a healthy snack to include in your lunchbox, these delectable banana muffins are definitely the best option. Get ready to indulge in deliciousness for days!
Make Ahead a Southwest Egg Wrap To Go
This southwestern egg wrap is the perfect way to grab a nutritious and scrumptious breakfast on-the-go! Stuffed with medium salsa, eggs, beyond hamburger meat, cheese and green onion, it will keep you full without causing an 11 am slump.
If you’re anything like me, you love spice. You can add as much or as little here as you want. However, if you want your kids to have a perfect lunch to bring to school, that is also nut free!!, keep them relatively low spice and kid-friendly. The kids love them so much that they eat these for snack, school lunch, you name it!
Treat Yourself and Make These Delicious Crescent Dough Cinnamon Rolls Next Weekend
Crescent dough cinnamon rolls are your next favorite sweet and fluffy roll! They are less expensive than a pop open pillsbury crescent cinnamon twists, use healthier ingredients, make more rolls so you can share them with your favorite people, and are easy to make ahead and pop in the oven in the morning!
Try this crescent roll recipe today and post your comments below!
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5 Reasons Why You’ll Absolutely Love a New Crescent Dough Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Ingredients
The Crescent Dough
- 1 tbsp active dry yeast
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup warm milk
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 4 cups flour whole wheat white or pastry wheat flour
The Crescent Dough Filling
- 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 stick
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 tsp LorAnn Super-Strength Princess Cake Flavor
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Crescent Dough Frosting
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp butter, melted
- 2 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1/8 tsp LorAnn Super-Strength Princess Cake Flavor
Instructions
Make The Crescent Dough
- Attach the dough hook to your stand mixer.
- In a your stand mixer bowl, dissolve yeast and teaspoon sugar in hot water.1 tbsp active dry yeast, 1 tsp sugar, 1/2 cup hot water
- Add butter, milk, egg, salt, remaining sugar and 2 cups flour.1/3 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup warm milk, 1 large egg, 4 cups flour, 3/4 tsp salt
- Beat until smooth. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the remaining flour to form a soft dough.
- Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes.
- Place in another large, greased bowl. Flip the dough to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
- After an hour, remove the dough from the bowl. Punch dough down.
- Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into a 12-in. circle; cut each circle into 12 wedges.
Preheat the Oven to 350 Degrees Fahrenheit.
Make the Crescent Roll Filling
- In a small bowl, add softened butter, light brown sugar, super-strength princess cake flavor, and cinnamon. Stir with a spoon.1/2 cup butter, softened, 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar, 1 tsp LorAnn Super-Strength Princess Cake Flavor, 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Fill the Crescent Dough Cinnamon Rolls
- Cover a baking sheet in parchment paper. Place dough sheets on the parchment paper.
- Place 1 1/2 tbsp of filling on each pie shaped dough form and evenly spread it leaving a small 1 inch border around the edge.
- Starting with the short side of each rectangle, roll up to form a log and place seam-side down.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Then, remove plastic wrap and discard. Place baking sheet in oven and bake for 17-20 minutes. Once finished cooking, remove parchment paper from pan and allow to cool on wire racks. While your crescent dough rolls are cooling, make the frosting!
Make the Frosting
- In a small bowl, add powdered sugar, butter, cream cheese, and a tiny bit of LorAnn super-strength flavoring. Mix with a spoon. Use spoon to lightly coat the top of crescent dough cinnamon rolls. Serve and devour!1 cup powdered sugar, 3 tbsp butter, melted, 2 oz. cream cheese, softened, 1/8 tsp LorAnn Super-Strength Princess Cake Flavor
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