Gluten-Free Crescent Rolls

This gluten-free crescent roll recipe is adapted from Butter Crescents on Allrecipes. The changes are mainly in the method. The outcome is a pliable, stretchy dough that bakes into a soft, creamy roll. These are delicious on their own or can be used in your favorite recipes for pigs-in-a-blanket or turnovers.

• Preparation Time: 40 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 108 Calories

Ingredients

• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons honey
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons honey
• ½ (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• ¼ cup warm water (110 degrees F (43 degrees C))
• ¼ cup whole milk
• 2 cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened, divided
• 1 tablespoon potato starch, or as needed
• 1 large egg, beaten, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.

Step 2

Combine warm water and yeast in a small bowl. Let stand until dissolved and creamy, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Roll each wedge up from the base towards the point. Brush a little bit of remaining beaten egg on the seam to seal. Bend each roll into a crescent shape.

Step 4

Heat milk in a microwave-safe bowl until warm, about 30 seconds. Mix in 1/4 cup butter, 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons honey, and salt until combined. Cool until lukewarm, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 5

Combine milk mixture and yeast mixture in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add 1/2 of the beaten egg. Beat in flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough pulls together. Switch to the dough hook attachment and knead lightly until dough is wet and sticky but forms into a ball, about 5 minutes.

Step 6

Grease a large bowl with 1 teaspoon softened butter. Use greased or wet hands to transfer dough into the bowl, turn to coat with butter. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

Step 7

Dust a work surface with potato starch. Deflate dough and turn it out onto the work surface. Divide dough into 4 equal pieces and form into rounds. Place a piece of parchment paper over one of the rounds and roll into a rectangle about 1/8-inch thick with a rolling pin; cut into 4 wedges. Brush each wedge with a little softened butter. Repeat with remaining dough rounds.

Step 8

Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Arrange crescents, seal-side down, onto the prepared baking sheets. Brush tops with remaining beaten egg.

Step 9

Transfer crescents on the baking sheets to the cold oven. Preheat the oven to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).