Monkey Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
5 to 6 c. flour
2/3 c. shortening
1/2 c. lukewarm water
1 c. scalded milk
1 yeast cake or envelope dry yeast
1 c. mashed potatoes, unseasoned
2 well beaten eggs

Preparation

Put yeast in 1/2 cup water.
Let set.
Combine milk, potatoes, sugar, salt and shortening.
Let stand until lukewarm.
Add yeast, eggs and 1/2 cup flour and beat well.
Add flour to make stiff dough.
Knead well.
Let rise to double.