the best buttery crescent dinner roll recipe you've ever tried

just in case you needed a
fabulous-rave-all-day-ask-for-the-recipe-perfect-
for-leftovers-but-gone-in-five-minutes-roll-type recipe...

...ya know, last minute for tomorrow...

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meg's really good buttery crescent rolls

2 c. milk
1/2 c. butter (1 stick)
1/2 c. sugar
2 t. salt
7 c. flour
4 eggs (beaten)
2 T. yeast

{preheat oven to 350 degrees}

1. dissolve yeast in 1/2 c. warm water and sprinkle
with sugar
2. put first 4 ingredients in large bowl and
microwave for 4 minutes
3. add 3 cups flour to melted ingredients, stir.
4. add yeast and beaten eggs to mixture, stir
5. add another 4 cups flour to mixture, stir
6. let dough rise uncovered in bowl for 1 hour
7. after rising, divide dough in half and roll out
each half like pizza dough to 1/4 in. thick
8. spread melted butter onto dough
9. cut with pizza slicer into 16 slices and roll from
wide edge in
10. place rolls on greased cookie sheet and bake @
350 for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden
11. brush again with butter before serving. YUM!

tips and secrets:
if you don't have a pizza slicer, it is easiest to cut from the middle to the outside with a sharper knife. also, there is no such thing as too much butter... so don't even think about skimpin!