Pocketbook Rolls

Total Time: 36 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 36 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup crisco shortening
• 2 1/4 ounces yeast
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup lukewarm water
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 6 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 use a large bowl or dutch oven when you mix the ingredients, because the dough must have room to rise.
• 2 dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water. set aside. cream shortening, sugar and salt. pour boiling water over the shortening mixture and stir until dissolved.
• 3 beat the eggs and add them to the creamed mixture. add the yeast and water. stir.
• 4 add the flour two cups at a time, stirring after each addition. cover with plastic wrap and put a plate on top. put in the refrigerator overnight.
• 5 oil hands and baking dishes. pinch off a small amount of dough. flatten it in the palm of your hand. dip it in the melted butter, then fold it over to form a pocketbook. put in oiled pans, leaving some room to rise.
• 6 cover the pans and let rise in a warm place for several hours. i put them in the oven on warm. when they are ready, bake at 400 degrees until brown (10-15 minutes).