1/3 cup + 1 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 tsp salt
1 egg
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 pkg yeast
3 cups unsifted plain flour
Cream shortening, sugar and salt in large mixing bowl. Pour 1/2 cup boiling water over mixture and continue beating. When cool, add egg and mix well. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water. Add to first mixture. Fold in unsifted flour about a cup at a time. Mix well folding and kneading until flour is well blended. Leave in bowl until it has doubled in size. Punch down and put in refrigerator covered loosely with wax paper until ready to use. Remove from fridge, shape into ovals, let sit until they rise, then bake at 375 degrees until golden brown.
Delicious and makes the house smell divine!
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