Hot Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. milk (scalded)
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. shortening
1 tsp. salt
1 cake of yeast
1/4 c. lukewarm water
1 egg (well beaten)
3 1/2 c. flour

Preparation

Combine scalded milk, shortening, sugar, and salt.
Cool to lukewarm, add yeast softened in lukewarm water.
Add beaten egg. Gradually stir in flour to form a soft dough.
Beat vigorously. Cover and let rise in warm place till doubled in bulk
or about 2 hours.
Turn out on lightly floured board.
Cut out in desired size, dip in 1/2 butter and 1/2 shortening which has been melted and cooled some.
Let rise 1 1/2 hours in roll pans.
Bake at 400 degrees to 425 degrees until brown.