Roy Acuff's Hot Potato Yeast Rolls 1944

How to Make

• Step 1: Cook the potato until soft

• Step 2: Take potato out

• Step 3: Saving 1 cup of the water

• Step 4: Cool

• Step 5: Meanwhile

• Step 6: Heat shortening milk and sugar until milk is scalded and Suger is dissolved & shortening melted

• Step 7: Cool

• Step 8: Add yeast to cooled potato water

• Step 9: Mix salt with potato you've mashed

• Step 10: Add to milk mixture

• Step 11: Add eggs to milk mixture

• Step 12: Add yeast mixture to milk mixture

• Step 13: Add flour 2 cups at a time until you get a soft dough

• Step 14: Knead on floured board

• Step 15: Put in large greased bowl

• Step 16: Cover with warm wet towel

• Step 17: Let rise until double

• Step 18: Punch down

• Step 19: Butter pans

• Step 20: Make rolls

• Step 21: Brush butter over top

• Step 22: Put wax paper over the top of the while rising

• Step 23: Let rise until double

• Step 24: Take off paper

• Step 25: Brush with butter again before you bake

• Step 26: Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes or until done and lightly browned