Monkey Bread(2 Loaves) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 pkg. dry yeast or 3 cakes yeast
1 c. lukewarm water
1 c. shortening
3/4 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. boiling water
2 eggs, beaten
approximately 6 c. flour
2 sticks margarine, melted

Preparation

Dissolve
yeast
in
lukewarm water.
Add boiling water and stir
until
shortening
melts.
Add
2 beaten eggs.
Add remaining
flour
and
yeast
mixture alternately until a soft dough is
formed.
Let
rise
to
double
in size.\tWork dough down.
Divide
in
half.
Roll
each
half of the dough into a rectangle
approximately
12
x
17-inch or until the dough is about
1/4\tto
1/2-inch
thick.
Cut
into squares.
Dip each piece into melted margarine.
Arrange in tube pan until pan is half full.\tLet rise to top of pan and bake at 350\u00b0 until real brown on
top.
When bread is served, let each person pull off a hunk
of
bread.
This bread can also be baked in loaf pans. Lay the
pieces
standing up in the pan so that the slices can be torn off.
This bread also freezes well.
Just tear off as much as you
need
for
a
family
meal
and wrap the rest in aluminum foil
and
freeze.\tWhen
ready
to eat just take the package of bread from the freezer; place in hot oven and heat.