Southern Refrigerator Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
3 pkg. yeast
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
10 to 12 c. flour
1 qt. sweet milk
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp. salt
1/4 c. warm water

Preparation

To sweet milk, add sugar and shortening.
Put in saucepan and bring to boiling point; let cool until lukewarm.
Add yeast which has been dissolved in the warm water.
Stir in 6 cups flour.
Let rise in a warm place 2 hours.
Then add 5 more cups flour, salt and baking powder, which have been sifted together.
Grease top of dough and cover carefully with waxed paper.
Place in refrigerator until needed.
Allow 1 1/2 to 2 hours for final rising after rolls are in the pan.
Bake in moderate oven at 375\u00b0 for 20 minutes.