Quick Rolls

Ingredients

• 1 cup mashed potatoes
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cake compressed yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sweet milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 qt. flour
• 1 half cup lard

Method

1. 1

   At eleven-thirty a.m. set to rise potatoes, milk, sugar, eggs, well beaten.

2. 2

   Dissolve in lukewarm water the yeast; add enough flour to make a stiff batter.

3. 3

   Then mix all together and set in a warm place to rise until 1 p.m.

4. 4

   Take flour, add salt, lard and knead until stiff.

5. 5

   Set aside until 3 p.m.

6. 6

   Work down and at 5 mould into rolls, put into pans and let rise till 6 o'clock.

7. 7

   Brush tops with melted butter, then bake in moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Federation cook book (1910) by Bertha L. Turner, page 8. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Quick Rolls 1 cup mashed potatoes 3 tablespoons sugar 1 cake compressed yeast 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup sweet milk 3 eggs 1 qt. flour 1 half cup lard

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