Sister Mary Augusta'S Cinnamon Buns - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. Spry or Crisco
3 eggs
3 tsp. salt
2 c. cold mashed potatoes
3 c. lukewarm potato water
4 c. flour
3 pkg. dry yeast
4 more c. flour
additional flour
2 lb. oleo
1 1/2 lb. brown sugar

Preparation

Cream sugar and Spry or Crisco.
Add eggs and mix well.
Add salt, potatoes and potato water.
Mix well.
Add 4 cups of flour and dry yeast; mix well.
Add 4 more cups flour.
Knead.
Add enough flour to stiffen and does not stick (can be a lot of flour) to fingers.
Place in warm place until double in bulk (2 1/2 to 3 hours).
Take portion, roll and spread with butter or oleo; sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.
Roll as you do a jellyroll. Cut in 1 1/2-inch pieces.
Place in buttered pans that have the following mixture in them.