Mashed Potato Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 1/2 c. warm water
2/3 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 c. shortening
2 eggs
1 c. lukewarm mashed potatoes
7 to 7 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
soft butter or margarine

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in warm water.
Stir in sugar, salt, shortening, eggs, potatoes and 4 cups flour.
Beat until smooth.
Mix in enough of remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
Turn dough onto lightly floured board and knead until smooth and elastic (about 5 minutes).
Place in greased bowl, then turn greased side up.
Let rise.
Punch down and cut off amount needed.
Shape and cover.
Let rise until double (about 1 1/2 hours).
Heat oven to 400\u00b0.
Bake rolls 15 to 20 minutes.
Dough can be refrigerated up to 5 days. (Punch down occasionally.)