Cinnamon Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 cup milk, scalded
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. shortening
1 tsp. salt
1 egg, well beaten
3 1/2 cups sifted, enriched flour
4 Tbsp. margarine
1/2 cup sugar
3 tsp. cinnamon

Preparation

Soften yeast in warm water. Combine milk, sugar, shortening, salt.
Cool to lukewarm.
Add softened yeast and egg.
Gradually stir in flour to form soft dough.
Beat vigorously;
cover and let rise in warm place until double in bulk, about 3 hours.
Roll 1/2 of the dough on lightly floured surface to rectangle, 1/4 inch thick.
Brush with 4 Tbsp. margarine.
Sprinkle with mixture of 1/2 cup sugar and 3 tsp. cinnamon.
Roll as for jelly roll, seal edges, cut in one inch slices, place in greased baking pan.
Do the same with rest of dough.
Cover and let rise until double. Bake in moderate oven 375 degrees for 25 minutes.
Makes 24 rolls. Remove from pan.
Cool.
Frost with confectioners icing.