Roll Dough

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups water or milk, or both
• 6 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 cake yeast
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 mashed potatoes or 1/2 cup flour scalded

Method

1. 1

   Make a sponge with the potatoes or scalded flour, sugar, dissolved yeast, and enough flour to make a stiff batter.

2. 2

   Add egg whites and one yolk, melted shortening, salt, and the rest of the flour.

3. 3

   Knead for five minutes, cover, and set in a warm place until doubled in bulk.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Twenty lessons in domestic science (1916) by Marian Cole Fisher, page 27. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Roll Dough 2y2 cups water or milk, or both 6 cups flour % cup sugar y2 cup shortening 2 eggs 1 cake yeast 1 tablespoon salt 2 mashed potatoes or % cup flour scalded

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.