Friday, February 5, 2010

CRESCENTS

INGREDIENTS:
1 package active dry yeast,
1 cup warm milk,
1/2 cup butter, softened,
1/3 cup sugar,
1 egg,
3/4 teaspoon salt,
4 to 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour,
1 egg + 1 teaspoon water= egg wash;
DIRECTIONS:
In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add butter, sugar, egg, salt and 2 cups flour. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Punch the dough down. Turn onto a floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into a 12 inch circle; cut each circle in 8 or 12 wedges. Roll up wedges from the wide end and place pointed end down 2 inches part on greased baking sheets. Curve ends to form crescents. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. Brush crescents with egg wash.
Bake at 375 F for 12-14 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove crescents to wire racks to cool.
Enjoy!

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24 comments:

  1. Che belle!!! Quanto rimangono soffici?

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  2. Grazie Solema ...Google said: "No translation found for 'rimangono soffici'."

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  3. Wow!!!! looks perfect:) have a great weekend!

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  4. Wow!!!!!!tempting and awesome..;))love them with orange juice...

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  5. wow Nina ma sono una meraviglia!! aspettami che arrivo con la Nutella!! ciaoooooooo

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  6. Ai un blog superb, felicitari. Sanda

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  7. Ciao Nina, ti scrivo in italiano cosi magari può esserti utile. Aprire la pagina del tuo blog e come entrare in una stanza incantata, sei investito da profumi e delizie. Profumi e delizie create con gusto e con la massima cura, complimenti. Grazie anche della tua visita da me e buon week end.
    La traduci tu?

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  8. So good for a wonderful breakfast! Kisses! Lauradv

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  9. ciao nina, what a delicious crescent! they will be great with nutella!or apricot jam!!

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  10. Rachana Kothari, thank you so much; you too have a great weekend! xo

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  11. Jagruti, thanks, anything you want dear! xo

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  12. Ciao Federica, I'm still waiting for you to bring the Nutella! ciao bella...xo

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  13. adnas54-Sanda, merci mult de vizita si comment + follow; te voi vizita curind! XO

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  14. Ciao Max! si, traduci io...tue palavre sono amicale and very artistic...mi piacere multo!
    e buon weekend- abbraciare tue famiglia!
    un picolo bacione! :)))

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  15. Ciao Laura bella, yes, breakfast, lunch and dinner, even snack.... :)))

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  16. Ciao Patrizia, che piacere tue visita... sure, Nutella or jam...sounds delicious! xo

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  17. They look so delicious! I'd like to have one for my breakfast now lol.
    Have a great weekend!

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  18. I have never seen a more PERFECTLY shaped butterhorn in my entire life. These are sensational!!

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  19. OFF...ce pofta mi-ai facut...promit ca le incerc si eu,arata atat de delicios...YAMI...

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  20. Mamatkamal,thanks for comment; if you like to work with dough, then you are lucky; it's so easy to make! good luck if you do... XO

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  21. Katy, your compliments make me feel sooo GOOD!XOXO

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  22. Gabriela, ce placere mi-a facut vizita ta! cred ca este pentru prima data cind vii nu? (sau prima data cind lasi comment???)
    referitor la aceste cornulete, daca observi la ingrediente, seama foarte bine cu piinea la gust.
    Cu aceeasi compozitie poti sa faci orice forma la coca ; eu am vrut cornuletele astea acum... xo

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  23. nu e prima data can te vizitez,e drept ca scriu mai rar.La tine totul arata supe delicios,fotografile sunt profesioniste.Banuiesc ca ai studiat fotografia...Mi-ar face placere sa te cunosc personal...cine stie poate intr-o zi....cu siguranta as avea multe de invatat de la tine.Te felict sincer ptr ceea ce faci.O zi buna.

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  24. Gabriela, merci de vizata again; nu, nu am studiat fotografia si nici aparat photo sofisticat nu am, dar imi place sa iasa totul perfect si clar; inca mai lucrez la perfectiune si ma straduiesc sa fac si mai bine pe viitor. Sigur ca mi-ar face placere sa ne cunoaste personal. Hai, vii pe la mine???? te astept!
    pina una alta merci pentru felicitarile si aprecierile calde si la fel iti doresc si eu, o zi buna si un weekend cu multi trandafiri si sarutari de la iubirea ta!
    Happy Valentine's Day! XO

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