Dad's Potato Rolls

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package yeast
• 1/2 cup instant mashed potatoes
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 3 -3 1/2 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a large bowl mix 1 cup of warm water, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 package of yeast. set aside to soften.
• 3 in another bowl blend 1/2 cup instant potatoes and 1/2 cup warm water.
• 4 add potatoes to the yeast mixture.
• 5 add 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup shortening, 2 eggs and 2 cups of flour, beat well.
• 6 cover and set aside for 10 minutes.
• 7 mix in the remaining 3 to 3 1/2 cups of flour.
• 8 knead dough for 5 minutes and place in a well greased bowl.
• 9 cover with a damp towel and let rise.
• 10 when dough has doubled in size, knead it down.
• 11 shape as desired, we use about fist sized rolls.
• 12 place on lightly greased cookie sheet and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes.