Pillsbury Crescent Roll Recipes (2024)

FAQs

Are Pillsbury crescent rolls just puff pastry? ›

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.

Once a package is opened, you should store the remaining dough in a food storage container for two weeks. This will help keep the dough from drying out. Our biscuits crescent and cinnamon rolls are in pressurized cans, you should NOT freeze them.

Cut each circle into 8 wedges. Starting with wide end, roll up each wedge; tuck end under. Place point side down on prepared baking sheet. Curve ends to make crescent shape.

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.

Lucky for you, easy-bake crescents stand in for traditional puff pastry. It's a classic dessert with convenience!

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.

The expiration date on your carton of jumbo eggs is just there to ensure quality. So if you crack 'em open after the date has passed, you may notice they don't taste as good, but you're not at risk of illness. In short, you can eat eggs two months out of date.

Entire product must be baked once opened. Do not eat raw crescent roll dough. Keep dough refrigerated.

How long is Pillsbury dough good for after expiration date? ›

After the expiration date has passed, Pillsbury dough can still be used within a certain timeframe, typically up to two weeks, if it has been stored properly. This period allows for the consumption of the product beyond the printed date as long as there are no signs of spoilage such as an off odor or visible mold.

The spongy dough, the prefabricated demarcations for separating each piece into its own obtuse triangle, the saccharine smell as they bake off, puffing up higher and higher until the layers finally congeal and toast to the perfect golden color.

To keep the crispiness of your croissant, use a paper bag and leave it partially open to let the croissants breathe. Another option is to use perforated cardboard boxes or plastic clamshells. Also, avoid stacking the croissants so that they do not get crushed.

(Unrisen rolls can be refrigerated, but for a minimum of 8 hours and a maximum of 16 hours; let rolls sit at room temperature for 1 hour before baking.)

You want what is called puff pastry dough. It is usually found near pie crusts at the store. It is sold flat or folded, but isn't sold in a roll like crescent dough.

Learn how to get the best results from your Pillsbury™ Puff Pastry Sheets and squares with proper handling and preparation. Using Pillsbury™ Puff Pastry Sheets and Pillsbury™ Puff Pastry Squares can be a fun way to mix up your recipes.

Pillsbury™ Frozen Pie Dough is tender and flaky like puff pastry dough—but denser and buttery like traditional pie crust. And just like all our frozen doughs, they can be handled by any skill level and offer efficient prep with their quick thaw feature and ability to bake frozen on tight timelines.

Folding a biscuit or pie dough mimics this process. These doughs don't have distinct layers of butter and dough, like puff pastry, but they do have large chunks of cold butter distributed throughout.