Aunt Roosie'S Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Combine yeast, 1/2 cup warm water and 1 teaspoon sugar and let rise until makes 1 cup.
In a large bowl, mix 1 cup hot water, shortening, 1/4 cup sugar, salt and flour.
Cool to lukewarm.
Add yeast mixture and enough flour to make a stiff dough.
Let rest 5 minutes.
Knead until elastic, about 10 minutes.
Put in greased bowl and let rise until double in bulk.
Punch down.
Make into rolls.
Let rise and bake at 350\u00b0.