Grandma Snarr's Icebox Rolls

[Constance]

1 cake yeast
1 1/2 cup lukewarm water
1/2 cup lard
3 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup mashed potatoes
8 cups flour

Mix well hot potatoes, sugar, salt, eggs and fat. Soak yeast in 1/2 cup water, then add other cup of water and work in 4 cups flour. Beat for 5 minutes, then work in other 4 cups of flour. Knead well until dough is soft. Let rise 1 hour and punch down, then let rise 30 minutes. Form into rolls and let rise in pan for 1 hour. Bake in modest oven for 20 minutes. Can be put in icebox and baked as desired.

[Russellkhan]

Sounds tasty! Will try it soon.

[babetoo]

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Originally Posted by Constance 1 cake yeast 1 1/2 cup lukewarm water 1/2 cup lard 3 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup mashed potatoes 8 cups flour Mix well hot potatoes, sugar, salt, eggs and fat. Soak yeast in 1/2 cup water, then add other cup of water and work in 4 cups flour. Beat for 5 minutes, then work in other 4 cups of flour. Knead well until dough is soft. Let rise 1 hour and punch down, then let rise 30 minutes. Form into rolls and let rise in pan for 1 hour. Bake in modest oven for 20 minutes. Can be put in icebox and baked as desired.

how many rolls does this make?

[Constance]

I'm guessing about 24, but I don't really know for sure. Do any of you regular bakers know how many rolls 8 cups of flour would make?

[Russellkhan]

It really depends in the size you make your rolls. 8 cups of flour is two large loaves of bread, so I'd say that 24 rolls is a good estimate.

[Goodweed of the North]

Wow. I just posted before reading this thread, looking for a recipe very similar to this. I'm guessing that if I substituted butter for the lard, I'd have my D.I.L.'s recipe.

Constance, thank you very much.

Seeeeeeya; Goodweed of the North

[Constance]

Glad it's what you needed! I think Grandma actually used Crisco. She was really pretty modern for her day.

[Wyogal]

O.K., you've seen the thread!! haha!