Rager Favorite Rolls

Traditional Roll Dough

3 1/2 to 3/4 cups Flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup shortening or butter
1 tsp salt
1 pkg (is use 1TBSP) Yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup warm milk
1 egg

Dissolve yeast in the warm water. Set aside. Mix 2 cups flour, sugar, salt. Add warm water and yeast mixture. I warm my milk and butter in the microwave together and then pour into the mixture. Beat on low speed 1 min, scraping the bowl frequently. Stir in enough flour to make dough easy to handle. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead about 5 min or until smooth and elastic. Place in greased medium bowl and turn greased side up. Cover and let rise in a sink with a little warm water in the bottom. Let rise 1hr or until double in size. Punch down dough. Divide dough into to equal parts and divide again into fourths. Then out of each four make three rolls. Place in greased pan and let rise five minutes cover. Cook at 350 for 10 min and then raise temp to 400 and cook 5 min more. Remove from oven and rub butter or margarine over the hot rolls. MMMMMMM! We also use this for cinnamon rolls, orange rolls, and ham and cheese rolls. That's why we are so rolly poly. Enjoy!