Penny Puff (Buns) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups boiling water
4 tablespoons lard
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon yeast
6 cups flour

Preparation

proof yeast in 1/4 cup lukewarm water (it says yeast cake soaked i hour ).
pour boiling water over lard
add sugar.
and salt.
cool
add beaten eggs
and yeast
add enough flour to make stiff dough
let dough rise until double
shape into buns
let rise again
bake in 425 degree oven 15 minutes (im guessing on time and temp since its not on recipe ).