A leisurely breakfast brightens the morning, but pairing it with some irresistible buttery bread brightens the entire day.
The crescent rolls are charmingly golden on the outside and buttery and soft on the inside, and they feel like they melt just by entering our mouths. Once you try crescent rolls, you’ll fall in love instantly.
The curves, the softness, and the warm bread are superior to anything when eaten with coffee or tea.
The crescent rolls are served as complementary bread in the Turk region, although in other scenarios, sometimes in restaurants, they are served as appetizers, but you can surely turn this regime around and choose to serve it on the dinner table or just at breakfast.
The question is how it cooks perfectly every single time, the answer is obvious: with the air fryer. Yes, at first I was skeptical about it too, but when I baked it in an air fryer and ate it, all the doubts vanished without a word.
The crescent rolls made in an air fryer come out with the perfect texture and taste: flaky, fluffy, and tenderized from the inside, just like at a high-class restaurant. Don’t worry, because I’ll teach you my secret recipe for this, so let’s dig right into it.
| Cuisine | American |
| Course | Breakfast |
| Prep time | 5 mins |
| Cook time | 7-8 minutes |
| Calories | 100kcal |
What is the difference between a croissant and a crescent roll?
A croissant is a pastry, while a crescent roll is best believed to be bread. The main difference is a single ingredient: butter and yeast.
The croissant uses butter and lamination for making layers; however, crescent dough gives rise to the flour or dough.
Both doughs cannot be used as substitutes for others as they are made with various ingredients, yielding different textured foods. But, they both are light and can be enjoyed with your favorite fillings and, of course, a cup of coffee.
Can you bake crescents in an air fryer?
Yes, crescent rolls can be baked or toasted in an air fryer.
This method is surely time-saving and effortless because you don’t have to preheat your gigantic oven before cooking; you just apply the 3-minute preheating rule to an air fryer and you are ready to bake, from scratch or just frozen.
Also, an air fryer gives you countless advantages when cooking: one, you can work in batches; two, you can cut down the baking time in half; third, it never uses oil; instead, the circulating hot air cooks the food in no time with great texture and taste without burning; fourth, it gives you control over timing; and fifth, you can use it to reheat your leftovers.
How to make breakfast crescent rolls in an air fryer?
Ingredients:
- One package of crescent rolls (any you prefer)
- Melted butter
- Cooking spray
Instructions:
- Open your package on a lightly floured surface, then cut the dough with a guided perforated line, and then roll them up with a little pressure.
- Preheat the air fryer to 350F degrees for 3 minutes.
- Place the prepared crescent rolls into the fryer basket lined with parchment paper (lightly spray the paper with cooking spray) and then brush the melted butter onto the rolls with a little space for flipping them halfway through cooking.
- Lock the basket into its place and let them cook for 5-8 minutes or until golden brown, shiny, and crispy.
- Plate them on a serving dish and serve them after a resting time of 5 minutes outside the air-fryer.
How long do you cook crescent rolls in an air fryer?
6-7 minutes at most.
The process is easy; all you have to do is take the frozen rolls or crescent dough out of the pack (roll the little triangles) and lightly brush it with the egg and milk mixture; this will ensure the golden color with flaky and crispy skin.
Preheat the air fryer to 350°F for 3 minutes while covering the basket with a baking sheet or parchment paper. Spray some cooking oil onto the rolls and place them straight into the basket with a little space between them so you can easily flip and cook them.
When halftime passes, flip them once and check the color and exterior; if it looks golden-brown and crispy, then after a bit of rest, serve them with a hot chocolate, coffee, or tea cup.
How do I make crisp-up crescents in an air fryer?
As experts say, “a perfect crescent is crispy.” This makes more sense because who likes to have soggy, unlayered croissants? Though the rolls taste better when eaten right after baking; believe me, they taste better when served slightly warm.
Here are some mistakes you’d be making if your croissant is a little soggy and out of shape:
- No raising time; while preparing crescents from scratch you don’t put them at room temperature for rising and yeast reaction thus resulting in the blob.
- Not giving enough time for resting; when taking out the rolls rest them on the rack with space (with parchment or baking paper) so that the outer crust can crisp up and moisture can be absorbed.
- Preheating or Flipping: when you are ready to bake, make sure you preheat the fryer and flip them.
Can I put the jam inside the crescent as a filling?
If a bakery is selling the authentic taste, the crescent is usually not filled with anything, allowing the buttery and salty ingredients to be felt on the taste buds. But if you are into trying new foods and combinations, then you can try and make your custom croissant rolls with these filling ideas:
- Nutella and fresh fruits
- Crush almond
- Peanut butter
- Goat cheese
- Gelato
- Bacon with mushrooms
- Drizzled honey and chocolate
If you’ve got the guts for arguments, then you can surely make one of the above options filling as long as you’re eating.
How do you keep crescent rolls from burning on the bottom?
The more you practice baking, the better it gets, but sometimes without even realizing it, you end up burning your favorite baking food, and that might be because of some things mentioned below.
Take a thorough exam, and you’ll have the most delectable baked food on your plate:
- If you are using a double-decker air fryer, then shift the crescent rolls onto the upper rack. This will ensure even cooking and temperature.
- Don’t cover the whole basket with a parchment lining, this will not allow heat circulation hence increasing the temperature by trapping the heat below the paper or foil.
- Use the air fryer parchment lining, designed especially for even cooking and better circulation through pores.
How to make crescent rolls look shiny?
Shiny crescent rolls attract the foodie and, of course, please the eyesight before eating them; however, there are certain ways you can make them look eye-pleasing.
The wash is done according to preference, either it’s the egg with an equal part of water, or you can use milk and cream as a substitute for the water.
The wash usually works as a sealant and also serves as the glue for attaching the seeds to the dough before cooking. If you want a slippery and crispy texture, you can brush the baked crescent rolls with melted butter.
Nutritional Value:
The crescent rolls are tasty, flaky, and crispy, and no one has been rescued from their deliciousness; we eat and enjoy them without calculating the nutrition offered by them, or is that giving health advantages or just a disadvantage?
Let’s find the answer in the table below:
| Nutritional Value | Per serving (28g) |
| Calories | 100kcal |
| Total fat | 5.2g |
| Cholesterol | 17mg |
| Sodium | 116mg |
| Potassium | 29mg |
| Total carbohydrates | 11g |
| Protein | 2g |
Hence, the table described the essential vitamins going into our body with each bite, yet we need to control the calories if we want to live healthy lifestyles. Even if you are a homesitter foodie or a gym enthusiast, we must examine every nutrition.
Storing and reheating:
The warm and deliciously filled crescent rolls are never left on the plate, but if the leftovers happen to be where you are, you need to store them correctly so that you can eat them later. Store the leftover rolls in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator or freezer, where they’ll last 2 weeks.
Whether you bought the rolls from the bakery or made them yourself, reheating them in an air fryer at 300F for 2-3 minutes with a little water sprayed on them or just the butter and herbs followed by a flaky salt was simple and quick.
How Do You Cook Crescent Rolls In An Airfryer?
If you have any leftover crescent rolls, toss them in the air fryer to warm. Preheat the oven to 300°F and use the air fryer setting for 2 to 3 minutes, or until warmed through.
If you have any leftover crescent rolls, toss them in the air fryer to warm. Preheat the oven to 300°F and use the air fryer setting for 2 to 3 minutes, or until warmed through.
How Long Do Pillsbury Crescent Rolls Take To Cook?
If you wish to bake them, they will take around 10 to 12 minutes in a preheated air fryer.
However, if you want to cook them in an oven you can certainly do so. But to get both sides perfectly cooked in the oven, I recommend flipping them halfway through.
Summary:
- Crescent rolls are a must-try because they are fluffy, buttery, and just right flaky.
- They are made with crescent rolls unbelievably in under 10 minutes, plus you can work quickly if guests visit you cause they are crowd pleasers.
- The rolls seem light yet they are fulfilling for breakfast, lunch, or on a cold night with hot chocolate.
- These crescent-shaped rolls made in an air fryer make life easy as a breeze.
- The air fryer leaves no mess, requires no attention yet gives out perfectly cooked food every single time with a health benefit you wouldn’t think of.