Cachitos De Jamon (ham Crescent Rolls)

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 tablespoon yeast (one package)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 1/3 cups flour
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup ham, finely diced (some people use deviled ham with good results)

Recipe

• 1 activate yeast.
• 2 in a large glass bowl mix sugar, salt oil, milk and flour. knead until mixed. add the egg and continue kneading, adding the yeast last.
• 3 cover and let the dough rise in a warm place for two hours.
• 4 knead the dough again, and then divide it in half. working with one half at a time, roll into a 10" circle. cut the flattened dough into 8 triangles. place ham in the widest part of each triangle. then roll from the wide end to make a crescent. place on a cookie sheet.
• 5 cover the rolls with plastic and let rise for one hour in a warm place. pre-heat oven to 350-375 degrees fahrenheit.
• 6 brush melted butter on each roll and bake 15 minutes or until they are light golden. remove and brush with egg . return them to the oven until they are golden brown.