Make-ahead Refrigerator Rolls

Total Time: 12 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 6 1/2-7 cups flour
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup shortening, melted

Recipe

• 1 mix warm water and yeast in a a large bowl; add sugar and salt and mix. add three cups of flour (mix), add shortening and egg (mix). add three more cups flour; if dough is thin add 1/2 cup more flour.
• 2 grease the bottom and sides of a bowl, put the dough in, turn to coat, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight. in the morning you are ready for your rolls!
• 3 about two hours before baking cut off amount needed (return other half to fridge) and shape into rolls.* place in a greased pan and set rolls on it, let rise until double (about 1 1/2 hours)
• 4 brush with melted butter and bake at 350 degrees f until lightly golden, around 20-30 minutes.
• 5 *note: for cresent shaped rolls roll dough into a circle, cut wedges, and roll up. for clover leaf rolls, roll dough into small balls and place 3 balls per greased cupcake pan cup.