Easy Instant Pot Crescent Rolls

These Homemade Crescent Rolls are perfect for any holiday dinner–and the dough is proofed in the instant pot!

Instant Pot crescent rolls are fluffy, golden morsels of yeast roll goodness–perfect for any holiday!

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My great-grandmother, or Nan-Nan, as we called her, was the dinner-roll-making-queen. Her soft, fluffy rolls were the star of every holiday meal.

Although she passed away when I was younger, and I never actually got her formal recipe, I’ve taken it upon myself to carry on the torch.

Frozen Rhodes rolls are common for holidays and special occasions, and they’re actually really good. But nothing takes the place of homemade fluffy dinner rolls!

I’ve been making homemade crescent rolls for my family for years, but I recently decided to try using my Instant Pot to proof the dough.

It worked like a charm, which is why I’m bringing you this easy crescent roll recipe today!

These Instant Pot crescent rolls are the perfect addition to your holiday meals.

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Proofing Dough in the Instant Pot

To use the Instant Pot to rise your bread dough, you’ll start by combining all of the dough ingredients into the bowl of your stand mixer.

Use the dough hook to mix and knead for about 10 minutes.

Of course, you can always knead by hand as well, but I like to let the mixer do the work.

Next you’ll oil the insert pot of your Instant Pot–just enough to keep the dough from sticking.

Next, you’ll place the ball of dough into the insert pot, turning it to coat the dough with oil.

Then, place the lid onto the Insert Pot and select the Yogurt setting and allow the dough to proof for one hour.

The dough should roughly double in size during that time.

It’s definitely faster to use the electric pressure cooker than letting it the dough rise at room temperature.

Once you make these homemade rolls, you may never buy a can of crescent rolls again!

How to Make Instant Pot Crescent Rolls

It’s really easy to make this buttery crescent rolls recipe! It’s way better than using canned crescent roll dough!

Ingredients You’ll Need:

• Warm water
• All-purpose flour
• Active dry yeast
• Salt
• Sugar
• Butter
• Egg

How to Make It:

Mix the dough. First, you’ll mix up the dough.

I usually use the bowl of a stand mixer and the dough hook attachment, but you can do this by hand as well with a mixing bowl and wooden spoon.

Knead it, then transfer the crescent dough to the Instant Pot to rise.

Close the lid (I use the regular lid with the valve open, but you can also use a glass lid if you have one).

Let dough double. Next you’ll let the dough rise until it is double in size, using the Yogurt button to help keep it warm.

The Instant Pot provides the perfect warm place for the yeast to do their work!

Then, punch it down and transfer it to a lightly-floured surface.

Roll, cut, and shape. Last, after the first rise, you’ll divide the dough in half. Take one half and roll it out into a circle.

Smear the dough with softened butter and cut it into eight triangles.

Try to cut it into equal pieces, but don’t sweat it if they aren’t exact. I use a pizza cutter to quickly cut the triangles.

Roll each triangle up, starting at the wide end, and curve slightly to form a crescent shape.

Repeat with the other half of the dough.

Second rise and bake. Place each roll in a greased baking pan.

Allow the rolls to rise in the pan for about another 30-45 minutes, until they’re golden brown on top.

You can cover the pans lightly with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray if you’d like, but that’s optional.

Bake your homemade dinner rolls at 375F for about 12-15 minutes.

Once they’re out of the oven, I like to brush the hot tops with melted butter or rub a stick of butter over them.

Notes and Adaptations:

• If you want smaller rolls, you can divide the dough into more pieces.
• I typically use round cake pans or foil cake pans when baking these, but you can also use use a baking sheet lined with parchment paper for your Instant Pot dinner rolls. Space the rolls at least 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet to allow room to rise.
• Most often, I use all-purpose flour, but you can also use bread flour if that’s what you have on hand. I don’t recommend using only whole wheat flour, but you can substitute 1/2 to 1 cup of whole wheat and use bread flour or all-purpose for the rest.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature.

Recommended Equipment:

• Instant Pot
• Cake Pans

The Instant Pot method is a great way to enjoy soft and delicious dinner rolls, but without the long rise time required with the traditional way of preparing them.

You can also make bread rolls in the ball shape, if you don’t want to roll them out and cut them into triangles. After you proof dough, simply divide into 16 dough balls, roll them well, and let them go through the second rise.

This is one of our favorite recipes to enjoy around the holidays–there’s just no substitute for homemade bread. We hope you enjoy it as well!

Be sure to pin this to your holiday board on Pinterest!