Rolls

Rolls or Bread

This recipe was given to me when we lived in the projects the first time. I don’t recall the lady’s name that gave it to me—probably in 1947.

1 cup milk
1 Tbsp salt
5 Tbsp sugar
1 cup luke warm water
1 cake yeast (1 pkg) (I use 2 pkgs)
6 Tbsp melted shortening
6 to 7 cups flour

Scald milk, add salt and sugar to milk. Mix water and yeast, let milk mixture cool, then add to water and yeast. Stir in 3 cups flour. Stir until smooth, add shortening and rest of flour. Knead, let rise, shape for rolls or bread, let rise again. Bake at 400° or 425° for rolls and 325° or 350° for bread.

I can eat a dozen of these.—Mike