Hot Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. scalded milk
1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 cake yeast
1/4 c. shortening
1 egg
3 1/2 c. flour

Preparation

Cool the milk to lukewarm and mix thoroughly with sugar, shortening and salt.
Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water and add to the mixture.
Add egg and flour; mix with a spoon.
Cover and let rise for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, then knead the dough on a floured surface until smooth.
Roll 1/4 inch thick and cut.
Brush with butter and as for Parker House rolls place on a greased cookie sheet.
Let rise 3/4 hour.
Bake in hot oven at 400\u00b0 for 20 minutes.