Hot Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1 pkg. or cake yeast
1/2 c. shortening
2 eggs, beaten
5 c. flour (approximately)

Preparation

Add sugar and shortening to hot water and let cool.
Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup of warm water, then add this to the sugar mixture.
Add the beaten eggs and 3 cups of flour.
Mix well with hands, then put on board and knead well.
(Probably will take about 2 cups of flour.)
Roll out; cut with biscuit cutter.
Put in greased pan to rise for about 2 hours.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 12 minutes.