Pillsbury Crescent Roll Recipes (2024)

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How to make Pillsbury crescents better? ›

Learn how to make Pillsbury™ Crescent Rolls better than ever before, when you coat them with a simple egg glaze. Prep your Crescent Rolls as usual, beat an egg, then brush over each roll to put a tasty touch on this classic side dish. Of all our Crescent Rolls recipes, this one is sure to be a family favorite!

The crescent-shaped croissant is a flaky pastry with buttery layers whereas a puff pastry is a drier composition of dough. Both use similar ingredients and preparation work.

Unopened crescent rolls often remain fresh for several weeks to a couple of months past this date if stored properly in a cool, dry place. It is recommended to check the expiration date before purchase and storage.

Crescent rolls have a similar crescent-moon shape as croissants, but most aspects of these baked goods are different. Unlike croissants, crescent rolls are not laminated. This makes crescent rolls more bread-like than croissants.

Flavor: Butter is the key flavor in crescent rolls. It's what makes them so darn craveable (and it's the reason there's never one left in the bread basket). Canned crescent rolls should have perfect butter flavor with a hint of salt—the right combo for munching solo or using as the foundation for plenty of recipes.

Don't taste or eat raw (unbaked) dough or batter. Don't let children handle raw dough, including play clay and dough for crafts. Uncooked flour and raw eggs can contain germs that can make you sick if you taste raw dough. Wash your hands, bowls, utensils, and countertops after handling raw flour, eggs, or dough.

Wheat-based refined flours usually can be used past the expiration date (up to a year at your house), especially if it's been stored in a cool, dry place. 2 You'll want to be careful about self-rising flour, though, as the baking powder that's mixed into the flour can lose its effectiveness over time.

On those egg cartons, if an expiration date appears, it can be no more than 30 days after the pack date. "As long as they're kept properly refrigerated at 40°F or lower, fresh eggs are safe to eat four to five weeks beyond the carton's Julian date," Maloberti says.

What foods can you not eat after the expiration date? ›

But things like milk, cheese, fresh vegetables, and fruit should not be eaten past their prime because they can harbor bacteria that can be dangerous to your body, This is caused by the natural breakdown of organic matter. You'll also be able to tell that these foods have gone bad based on their appearance and smell.

ROLL UP triangles, starting at wide end. Curve into crescent shape. PLACE 4 rolls in air fryer basket. Refrigerate remaining 4 rolls until ready to cook.

Defrost any type of dough using a microwave, a fridge, or an oven. If you're in a hurry, the microwave is your best bet to quickly defrost your dough. The fridge will take the longest but requires the smallest amount of effort. Using the oven will ensure a thorough thaw but takes much longer than the microwave.

And if you want to freeze cookie dough for later, both our cookie dough rolls and our Pillsbury™ Ready to Bake! ™ cookie dough can be frozen up to 2 months in advance. You'll need to defrost the rolls of cookie dough before slicing and baking, but our Ready to Bake! ™ cookies can be made straight from the freezer.

After you get home from Costco, immediately preheat your oven or air fryer to 325°F. Pop a croissant in for about 5 minutes until toasty and flaky. The croissants are limp when you get them, and reheating will make it taste fresh-baked. Cut it open and add jam, a little ham and cheese, or whatever makes you happy.

Pop the Croissant In The Oven

Smear some butter on the top, put it under the broiler for about 5 minutes and it returns the crispiness of the outside of the bread and make it taste fresh. You know it's done when you poke it and the outside feels hard. Croissants that have been sitting are very soft on the outside.

Let rise in warm place (80° to 85°F.) 30 minutes or until doubled in size.