Butterhorns - water

Method

• Stir the warm water and yeast to dissolve.
• Stir in the milk, salt, shortening, sugar, eggs and half the flour.
• Mix with spoon until smooth.
• Add enough remaining flour to handle easily.
• Mix with hands.
• Knead until smooth.
• Cover and let rise in warm place until double.
• Roll dough scarcely 1/4-inch thick into a 12-inch circle.
• Spread with butter.
• Cut into 16 pie shaped pieces. Beginning at rounded edge, roll up.
• Place on pan, point underneath.
• For excellent eating and keeping quality, keep dough as soft as possible, almost sticky, just so you are able to handle them.