Chocolate-Cinnamon Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. dry yeast
3/4 c. warm water
1/4 c. shortening
1/4 c. sugar
1/3 c. cocoa
1 tsp. salt
2 1/4 c. sifted flour
1 egg

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in warm water in mixing bowl.
Add shortening, sugar, cocoa, salt and only 1 cup of the flour.
Mix well.
Then stir in the remaining 1 1/4 cups flour and blend well, scraping down bowl.
Add the egg and beat 2 minutes at medium speed with mixer or beat 300 strokes by hand.
Scrape down bowl.
Cover with cloth and let rise in warm place until double in bulk (about 1 hour).
Stir down, beating about 25 strokes.