Foundation Sweet Dough

Ingredients:

• 2 cakes Yeast [2 active dry yeast packets or 5 tsp of active dry yeast]
• 1 T Sugar
• 1 c warm Water
• 1 c Milk, scalded
• 6 T Shortening
• 1/2 c Sugar
• 1 tsp Salt
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 6 c Flour (divided 2 c & 4 c)
  

Mix yeast, sugar, & water and let dissolve, in small bowl.
Scald milk, add shortening, sugar and salt.
Cool to lukewarm.
Add 2 cups of flour to make a batter.
Add yeast mix, and beaten eggs.
Add remaining flour and knead until elastic.
Place in greased bowl, cover and let rise 1 hour.
Punch down, make into rolls, put on greased baking sheets.
Cover and let rise 1 hour.
Bake in 350 oven for 15 minutes.

*For Bread- Grease pan & Bake at 400 for 40 to 50 min.

[Recipe for Sticky Buns]

{This recipe was passed down by my Great-Grandmother Laura Rush}