CROISSANT CUP RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Unroll 1 can Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls or Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet onto cutting board. If using crescent rolls, firmly pinch and press perforations to seal completely. Cut dough into 12 equal squares.
• In medium bowl, stir together 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (6 oz), 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning and 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder.
• Place 1 dough square in each mini muffin cup; press in gently to make crescent cups. Using about two-thirds of cheese mixture, divide cheese mixture among crescent cups, leaving room for meatballs. Gently press 1 frozen cooked Italian-style meatball into each cup. Set remaining cheese mixture aside.
• Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven; top meatball crescent cups with remaining cheese mixture. Bake 5 to 7 minutes longer. Remove crescent cups from muffin cups to cooling rack; cool completely.
• To freeze, transfer cooled crescent cups to labeled gallon-size resealable freezer plastic bag. Freeze.
• To reheat, heat oven to 350°F. Remove desired number of frozen crescent cups from bag; place in mini muffin cups on cookie sheet. Loosely tent with sheet of foil that has been sprayed with cooking spray; bake covered 15 to 17 minutes.

Steps:

• Combine yeast, warm water, and 1 teaspoon sugar. Allow to stand until creamy and frothy.
• Measure flour into a mixing bowl. Dissolve 2 teaspoons sugar and salt in warm milk. Blend into flour along with yeast and oil. Mix well; knead until smooth. Cover, and let rise until over triple in volume, about 3 hours. Deflate gently, and let rise again until doubled, about another 3 hours. Deflate and chill 20 minutes.
• Massage butter until pliable, but not soft and oily. Pat dough into a 14x8-inch rectangle. Smear butter over top two thirds, leaving 1/4-inch margin all around. Fold unbuttered third over middle third, and buttered top third down over that. Turn 90 degrees, so that folds are to left and right. Roll out to a 14x6-inch rectangle. Fold in three again. Sprinkle lightly with flour, and put dough in a plastic bag. Refrigerate 2 hours. Unwrap, sprinkle with flour, and deflate gently. Roll to a 14x6-inch rectangle, and fold again. Turn 90 degrees, and repeat. Wrap, and chill 2 hours.
• To shape, roll dough out to a 20x5-inch rectangle. Cut in half crosswise, and chill half while shaping the other half. Roll out to a 15 x 5 inch rectangle. Cut into three 5 x 5 inch squares. Cut each square in half diagonally. Roll each triangle lightly to elongate the point, and make it 7 inches long. Grab the other 2 points, and stretch them out slightly as you roll it up. Place on a baking sheet, curving slightly. Let shaped croissants rise until puffy and light. In a small bowl, beat together egg and 1 tablespoon water. Glaze croissants with egg wash.
• Bake in a preheated 475 degrees F (245 degrees C) oven for 12 to 15 minutes.