HelenS Refrigerator Rolls - yeast

Method

• Pour warm milk and water in large mixing bowl.
• Sprinkle yeast and stir well.
• Add sugar, salt and egg.
• Stir well.
• Sift flour once before measuring.
• Add 3 cups flour to mixture and beat well by hand.
• Add melted shortening and stir well.
• Mix other 3 cups of flour and knead enough by hand in bowl until smooth.
• Allow to rise in well-greased bowl until about double.
• This should rise in warm place about 2 hours.
• Work down and place in well-greased bowl, well covered in refrigerator until ready to use.
• Then drop into well-greased muffin tins, cover and let rise again until doubled before baking.
• Bake at 400° about 20 minutes.
• Makes about 30 rolls.
• The dough can be refrigerated approximately 1 week and cook rolls as needed.