Einkorn Crescent Rolls

Freshly baked einkorn crescent rolls with golden brown tops on a parchment-lined baking sheet
Einkorn crescent rolls are the perfect addition to any meal.  I usually double this einkorn crescent roll recipe because there are never enough. Your family is going to love these!
These einkorn crescent rolls are made with our Organic All-Purpose Einkorn Flour. For the full recipe, click here.
Homemade Einkorn Crescent Rolls in a bowl
unbaked Einkorn crescent rolls on a baking sheet

This homemade crescent roll recipe is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter or any special occasion.  These einkorn crescent rolls are irresistible when they are warm and fresh out of the oven.  Your family won’t be able to get enough!
We’ll show you how to make these yummy crescent rolls step-by-step so you can have them any ‘ol day of the week or as the perfect side for a special meal.
These are especially delicious slathered with honey butter or some jam and butter.

Einkorn dough in a glass bowl
A tip you will want to try with this recipe and maybe for other Einkorn recipes,  is to add an additional rising and kneading cycle into your process.  Einkorn is lower in gluten so it has a tendency to deflate a little when it’s rising or when it’s cooking. By doing an extra kneading and rising cycle, it helps give the dough more structure and the final product will rise better.
Here’s the recipe for these delicious Einkorn Crescent Rolls!

Homemade einkorn crescent rolls

Ingredients

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  • 4 cup Organic All-Purpose Einkorn Flour
  • 1 1/4 cup Milk, warmed
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 cup Butter (to spread on the dough before rolling)
  • 1 large Egg (for egg wash)
  • 1 tablespoon Water
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon Yeast

Instructions

 
  1. In a small saucepan on the stove, warm the milk until it's warm  You will want this to be the same temperature as the skin on your wrist. If it is too hot, wait for it to cool before adding to the other ingredients.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, mix together the yeast, sugar, and warm milk. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.  Let sit until it's frothy.
  3. Using the dough hook, add the egg, salt,  and 2 cups of the all-purpose einkorn flour.  Beat on low speed and add flour 1/4 cup at a time until the dough pulls away from the side of the mixing bowl. It's okay if you haven't used all of the flour.
  4. Continue kneading the dough with the electric mixer for 2 more minutes.
  5. Cover and let the dough rise double in size. About 30-45 minutes.
  6. Knead with the electric mixer again and add more flour, 1/4 cup at a time until the dough pulls away from the sides of the mixer again.  (At this point you should have about 1/4 cup flour remaining.
  7. Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
  8. Sprinkle the remaining flour onto the countertop and divide the dough into 2 large, equal portions.  Add a little of the flour to your rolling pin and roll the dough into a 14"-16" circle.
  9. Melt 1/4 cup butter and using a pastry brush, brush the butter on the dough.
  10. Use a pizza cutter and cut the dough into 8 pie-shaped pieces. Starting with the wide end of the dough, roll, and place on a greased baking sheet in a crescent shape. You should be able to fit 8-10 rolls on a baking sheet.
  11. In a small bowl, crack one egg and add 1 tablespoon of water.  Use a pastry brush and brush the egg mixture on the crescent rolls.
  12. Put your rolls in a warm place and let them rise to almost double. About 30-45 minutes.
  13. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
  14. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-16 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy!
 
Are you looking for more recipes?  Check out the amazing recipe for Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies, Einkorn Dinner Rolls, and Einkorn German Pancakes
 
Jill is the blogger and baker behind The Carefree Kitchen.  She loves experimenting with flavors in the kitchen.  She loves to celebrate life with friends and family, and of course, great food!  She loves grilling, baking, cooking and putting her own spin on all the classics.  Check out more of her recipes at thecarefreekitchen.com.

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Julie Koyle co founded and has been the driving creative force behind Grand Teton Ancient Grains, a regenerative organic family farm and mill nestled at the base of the Grand Teton foothills in eastern Idaho….

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51 thoughts on “Einkorn Crescent Rolls”

  1. I have a question, I mill all of my own grain, including Einkorn. I mix three grains to make an all purpose mix for normal baking with FMF, but have not tried much with Einkorn. Do yo make your own Einkorn “all purpose flour”? If so are you willing to share a grain mixture including proportions for the grains?

    1. Our all-purpose einkorn flour only contains einkorn berries. The difference between the all-purpose flour verses the whole grain or fresh milled flour is that the all-purpose flour has been sifted to remove some of the bran in order to make it fluffier and easier to work with.

    1. Jennifer Schlegelmilch

      Hi Kiz, while it is a leavening agent, baking soda is not an adequate substitute for yeast in this kind of recipe. It will not be strong enough to raise such a stiff dough.

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