Sweet Roll Dough

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Sweet Roll Dough

2 pkgs. active dry yeast

1/2 cup warm water

1/2 cup lukewarm milk (scalded then cooled)

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp. salt

2 eggs

1/2 cup shortening or marg.

4 1/2 to 5 cups of flour


Dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in milk, sugar, salt, eggs,

shortening

and 2 1/2 cups of flour Beat until smooth. Mix in enough flour

to make dough

easy to handle. Turn out on lightly floured board, knead until

smooth and

elastic, about 5 min. Place in greased bowl, turn greased

sideways up cover

let rise until double. About 1 1/2 hours. Punch down dough.

Shape dough

into desired rolls. For Cinnamon rolls use half of dough, roll

into

rectangular and spread with 2 Tbs. Oleo. Mix 1/4-cup sugar and

2 tsp.

Cinnamon. Roll beginning at wide side, cut roll into slices.

Place slightly

apart in greased baking pan 13x9x2". Let rise until double.

Bake 25 to 30

min. Frost.