Grandma's Overnight Rolls
- 2 cups water
- ½ cup lard (or crisco)
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 pkg yeast
- ½ cup warm water
- 1 tbs salt
- 2 eggs
- 5-6 cups flour
Bring 2 cups of water and the lard to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add sugar. Let cool to room temp. Dissolve yeast in ½ cup warm water. Add eggs yeast and salt to the sugar/lard mixture. Then add flour to make a good dough. Put it in a greased bowl, cover with saran wrap and let rise overnight. Shape into rolls and place in an oiled pan. Turn rolls over to coat with oil. Let rise. Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes. (This is Grandpa's mom's recipe- your great-grandma)