Overnight Buns - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon yeast
1 cup warm water
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup melted lard
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon salt
3 cups warm water
8 -10 cups flour

Preparation

At 5 pm mix 1 cup water and 1t sugar sprinkle on yeast and sit until bubbly.
Mix everything else in a large bowl, beating in flour a bit at a time.
Knead till smooth and elastic.
Oil top of dough and cover with tea towel to rise.
At 7 pm punch down.
At 9 pm pan and cover with a cloth. Let rise overnight.
Bake at 350\u00b0F until light brown.
Not sure about the yield as I never paid attention.