Potato Buns

Grandma Hannah

Ingredients: 3 doz

2 medium potatoes

1/2 cup warm water

1 pkg yeast

1 cup milk, scalded

3/4 cup shortening

5 cups flour

2 eggs, well beaten

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

Instructions:

Peel, and cook potatoes until tender. Rice or mash them. This should be about 1 cup.
Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Set aside to 'bubble'
Mix potato, milk and eggs until well blended.
Add yeast, shortening, sugar, salt and 1 cup of flour and mix well.
Let rise in a warm place for two hours.
After rising, add remaining 4 cups flour and knead well.
Cover and let rise to double; punch down and shape
Let rise again for 15 minutes and bake at 375 for 15 to 20 minutes