Homemade Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. warm water
2 pkg. dry yeast
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 egg
6 1/2 to 7 c. flour
1/4 c. soft shortening

Preparation

In mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
Add sugar, salt and half of flour.
Beat thoroughly for 2 minutes.
Add egg and shortening.
Mix in remaining flour with fork until dough is easy to handle.
Place greased side up in a greased bowl.
Cover bowl. Place in refrigerator.
Punch down occasionally as dough rises. About 2 hours before needed, cut off amount needed and return rest of dough to refrigerator.
Shape while cold into rolls.
Cover. Let rise until doubled in size (1 1/2 to 2 hours).