Penny Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/2 c. warm water
1/4 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. butter or shortening
1 tsp. salt
1 egg
3 to 3 1/4 c. flour

Preparation

Soften yeast in warm water.
In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, butter, salt and hot water; stir until sugar is dissolved. Cool to lukewarm.
Stir in egg and yeast.
Add 2 cups of flour. In electric mixer, beat on medium speed for two minutes.
Stir in rest of the flour.
The softer the dough, the lighter the rolls. Beat with a spoon for three minutes or until dough is smooth. Cover and let rise in a warm place until dough doubles in size. Punch down.
Cover tightly and put in refrigerator overnight or make out into rolls.