Sourdough Crescent Rolls

Sourdough crescent rolls are soft, ever so slightly sweet with a nicely rounded sourdough flavor.  They are the perfect accompaniment to your next dinner!

       For those of you who have not met Bertha yet, she is my sourdough starter.  I got her going after seeing something on T.V. that had me excited about all things culinary.  I immediately got her going and five days later she was perking away.

       We have made lots of muffins together.  If you have not tried any of the sourdough muffins yet, they are amazing.  I like to mix in oatmeal and not too much sugar for a grab and go breakfast that you can feel pretty good about eating. 

      The chocolate chip sourdough muffins were an early favorite but the caramel apple sourdough muffins are a recent winner.  I have posted quite a few flavor variations if you have a starter, I hope you'll find one you love!

     Lately Bertha and I have been on a pizza kick.  It turns out my family has a pretty serious thing for homemade pizza.  A lot of the times it is something like you might imagine, Canadian bacon with mushrooms, peppers, red sauce and cheese. 

    Sometimes it is something more fun like BBQ, apple bacon pizza, Italian beef style pizza or even croque madame pizza.  We love trying them all and a good sourdough pizza crust is a nice base for any number of toppings.

      But it had been a while since Bertha and I had waded into new territory.  I still love the idea of sourdough in all sorts of things, so it was time to do something other than pizza and muffins. 

    So I went to my favorite sourdough guru for answers.  The Old Fat Guy is where I got the instructions for making sourdough and he posts great recipes using his sourdough, Sam. So I know he'd have some good stuff.

     These sourdough roll-ups immediately caught my eye and I knew I had to make some.  I am sure glad I did!  They were easy to make and delicious.  They had just enough butter and sugar to make them light, fluffy and mildly sweet but not as much as our other favorite homemade crescent rolls.

     I ended up needing slightly less flour than him and modified the instructions for cutting the rolls to mimic the method I know and love already.  Other than that, I didn't make too many changes. 

    Instead of 12 large rolls, I made 16 and they were still giant! You could easily form three ball and make 24 rolls if you'd like, just watch the cooking time so that you don't overdo them.

     If you want soft, flavorful rolls that have a well rounded flavor these are for you! Bertha and I were quite pleased with the results and so was everyone we shared with. 

    They were the perfect way to sop up some of the sauce for the Italian dinner we were having, but we also enjoyed them warm with a bit of butter.

    What are your favorite ways to use sourdough?

Yield: 16 servingsAuthor: Cooking With Carlee

Sourdough Crescent Rolls

Sourdough crescent rolls are soft, ever so slightly sweet with a nicely rounded sourdough flavor. They are the perfect accompaniment to your next dinner!

prep time: 2 hour and 25 MINScook time: 25 MINStotal time: 2 hours and 50 mins

ingredients:

• 2 1/4 tsp dry active yeast (or 1 package)
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 4 1/2 -5 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sourdough starter
• 2 Tablespoons melted butter
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons oil 
• 2-3 Tablespoons of butter for brushing

instructions

1. Put warm water and yeast in your mixer bowl and let sit for about 10 minutes to activate. 
2. Add 3 cups of flour, sourdough starter, melted butter, salt, sugar and baking soda to the yeast mixture and mix until combined. 
3. Work in the remaining flour a little bit at a time until you have a nice dough consistency.  It should be ever so slightly tacky, not too wet and not too dry.  The exact amount of flour will depend on the consistency of your sourdough starter and the humidity. 
4. Knead by hand or using the dough hook in your mixer for about 7 minutes. 
5. Put the 2 teaspoons of oil in the bottom of a large bowl. Put the dough in the bowl and roll it around to coat it in the oil. Cover and set in a warm place to rise until doubled in size, about an hour. 
6. Grease two large baking sheets and set aside. Divide the dough into 2 pieces (3 for smaller rolls) and form each part into a ball.  Let rest for about 10 minutes. 
7. Place a ball of dough onto a lightly floured surface.  Roll out in a circle shape, about 1/4" thick. Cut into 8 wedges and brush with melted butter. 
8. Roll each wedge from the fat edge to the point to create the crescent shape and place on a greased baking sheet with plenty of room to grow as they rise. 
9. Once all of the crescents are formed, cover loosely with towels or plastic wrap and allow to rise until about doubled in size, about an hour. 
10. Gently brush the rolls with melted butter and bake at 375 F for about 25 minutes, rotating the trays top to bottom and front to back about half way through. 

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