Turkey Rolls

This post is a little late making it onto the blog. But maybe somebody out there has always wanted to celebrate Christmas with cute little rolls shaped like turkeys? If so, here you go! 

Turkey Rolls

Step 1:  Whip up a batch of dough from your favorite crescent roll recipe. (Mine is at the end of this blog post.)

Step 2: Divide dough into three balls. Roll out each ball into a circle the size of a dinner plate, then slice it into 8 triangles, as you would a pizza.

Step 3:  Spray 24 cupcake tins with oil. Gently stretch each dough triangle so that the "beak" and "tail" can lay partly over the edge of the cup. Don't let the turkeys touch each other.

Step 4:  For each turkey, use clean kitchen scissors and cut 4 slits in the tail, then gently fan out to make feathers. Use a toothpick to poke little eyes. Cover and let rise for 15 minutes.

Step 5:  Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes, or until the turkeys are golden brown. Brush with butter.

Step 6:  Enjoy being the coolest mom ever.




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Here's a crescent roll recipe from The Food Nanny on BYUTV:

Liz's crescent rolls

2 Tbsp active dry yeast

1/4 cup plus 1 Tbsp warm water

1 cup milk

3 eggs

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup canola oil

About 5 1/2 cups flour

2 tsp salt

butter

1. In small bowl combine yeast and water. Cover and let stand for about 10 minutes.

2. Heat milk in microwave until just warm, not scalding.

3. Beat eggs, oil, and sugar together. Stir in the milk and yeast mixture. Stir in 5 cups of the flour and the salt until combined. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead to form a moderately soft dough, still slightly sticky. (I did all of this in my mixer since it has a bread paddle.)

4. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place until dough is sticky, 2 to 3 hours.

(This is where you start following my directions above. But if you want regular crescent rolls, keep reading here.)

5. Lightly grease a 12 x 18 inch sheet pan and set aside.

6. Punch the dough down and turn onto a lightly floured surface. Pat with additional flour if necessary for handling and keep your hands floured.

7. Divide dough into thirds. Roll one section into a circle about the size of a dinner plate. With a pizza cutter, cut once down the middle, then across, then diagonally (just like a pizza) to make eight wedges. Roll up each wedge from the wide end to the point. Place the rolls point side down on the prepared pan. Repeat with remaining sections. All rolls should fit on one pan.

8. Cover with a clean dish towel and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 15 minutes.

9. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400. Bake 5 minutes on the bottom rack, then move to middle rack and bake 5 minutes or until the rolls are light brown. Remove rolls from oven and brush tops with butter.

Merry Thanksgiving and Happy Christmas!