Memaw's Rolls

Total Time: 4 hrs 7 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water (not hot)
• 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast (or one packet)
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 5 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, stir in yeast and 1 cup of warm water until the yeast dissolves. add the other cup of water.
• 2 add shortning, sugar and salt. stir vigorously and mash the lumps of shortning against the side of the bowl as you sift in the flour one cup at a time.
• 3 stir until the dough is firm.
• 4 smooth down and cover with cloth or lid - let rise until double in size ( about 1-1/2-2 hours). do not get too warm or sit on a hot stove top.(i turn my oven on 250 for one minute, then turn it off -- and let them rise in the warm oven).
• 5 when dough has doubled dump out onto a floured board or coutertop, knead lightly until you can cut or pinch into rolls.
• 6 place in a greased pan and let rise again, approximately 1-1/2 - 2 hours. cook until browned, brush with butter and eat.