Ingredients:
- 1 package of yeast
- 3 cups warm water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup malted shortening
- 2 eggs
- 8-10 cups flour
- 1 cup (or less) white or brown sugar
- ½ cup (or less) melted butter
- cinnamon
Method:
Starting at 5 p.m., dissolve yeast in 1 cup of warm water to which 1 tablespoon sugar has been added. Put 2 cups water, 1 cup sugar, salt and melted shortening in large bowl. Add eggs and mix well. Add yeast mixture. Work in flour to make a dough that is workable. Cover and let rise. Work down dough each hour. At 10 p.m., roll out dough on buttered surface into 2 rectangles. Dough should be about ½ inch thick. Brush on melted butter. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Roll like a jelly roll, beginning at wide side. Cut in slices about 1 inch thick. Place in greased pans. Recipe fills 5-8 standard cake pans or three 9/13 inch pans. Cover pans with towel and let set on counter overnight. Next morning, bake at 350 degrees F for 15-25 minutes. Frost with powdered icing. Recipe may be halved. Unfrosted rolls may be frozen.
Tested in the THASC kitchen. Photo by THASC.
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