Sweet Buns - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups lukewarm water
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 tablespoon lard
1 tablespoon salt
8 cups all-purpose flour

Preparation

Mix together first 5 ingredients until yeast is completely dissolved.
Stir in enough flour to make a fairly stiff dough. Cover with a cloth and let rise in a warm place for 2 hours.
Punch down the dough and form into balls (about the size of a small egg for dinner rolls, a bit larger for sandwich buns). Place in a greased baking pan and let them rise till doubled.
Bake at 400F, 10-15 minutes or until golden.