Dot'S Bread Or Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. sifted flour (plain)
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 cake or pkg. yeast
1/3 c. lukewarm water
2 Tbsp. sugar
4 Tbsp. shortening
buttermilk

Preparation

Mash yeast cake or dissolve package of yeast in lukewarm water in a cup.
Add sugar to yeast and then fill cup with buttermilk and mix thoroughly.
Sift flour and salt; add shortening, then milk-yeast mixture and enough additional milk to make dough. Knead well.
Let dough rise until doubled, about 2 1/2 hours, then make into rolls or loaf and let rise again, about 1 hour.
Bake loaf for 50 minutes at 400\u00b0, rolls 15 minutes at 450\u00b0.
Yields 1 loaf or 24 rolls.