Orange Bowknots - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. milk
1/2 c. shortening
1/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 well beaten eggs
1 pkg. dry yeast
1/4 c. orange juice
2 Tbsp. grated orange peel
5 c. flour

Preparation

Scald milk.
Add shortening, sugar and salt; cool to lukewarm. Soften yeast in this mixture.
Add eggs, orange juice and peel; beat thoroughly.
Add flour; mix until a soft dough.
Cover; let stand 10 minutes.
Knead on lightly floured surface.
Place in greased bowl; let rise in warm place until double in bulk, about 2 hours.
Punch down.
Roll dough 1/2-inch thick.
Cut in a 10-inch strip, 1/2-inch
wide.
Tie each in a knot.
Arrange on a greased baking sheet.
Cover.
Let rise until doubled.
Bake in hot 400\u00b0 oven for 15 minutes.
Spread with orange topping.
(Can omit orange peel.)