Basic Sweet Dough

Name: Basic Sweet Dough
Total time: 1200 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pkg Yeast; 1/4 cup Water, warm; 1 cup Milk; 1/2 cup Sugar; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1/4 cup Shortening; 5 cups Flour, sifted; 2 Eggs

Paul Thompson @captbunzo

Oklahoma City, OK, USA

My mother learned to cook this recipe when she was in eighth grade (1963) attending Byers Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. This recipe was from the Colorado State University Home Education Department and provided on a little yellow sheet of paper that each student.

Paul Thompson @captbunzo

Oklahoma City, OK, USA

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Ingredients

15-20 mins

2 pkgYeast
1/4 cupWater, warm
1 cupMilk
1/2 cupSugar
1/2 tspSalt
1/4 cupShortening
5 cupsFlour, sifted
2Eggs

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Steps

15-20 mins

1

Soften yeast in warm water. Add a couple squirts of honey to give the yeast something to eat. This will accelerate their initial growth.
2

Scald milk.
3

Add sugar, salt & shortening.
4

Cool to lukewarm.
5

Add flour to make a thick batter.
6

Mix well.
7

Add softened yeast & eggs.
8

Add more flour to make a soft dough.
9

Turn out on a lightly floured board and knead until smooth and satiny.
10

Place in a greased bowl.
11

Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled (about 1 1/2 hours).
12

When light, punch down.
13

Let rest until doubled again (about 45 minutes).
14

Bake in 350 degree oven, 25-30 minutes for coffee cakes or 15-20 minutes for rolls.