Overnight Buns
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, December 26, 2009 - 11:43pm

Ingredients




4 cups water
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups sugar
1 cup lard or shortening
2 (1/4 oz.) packages active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
3 eggs
17 cups flour

Preparation

1 Combine hot water, salt, sugar and lard. Stir until lard is melted. Dissolve yeast in cup of warm water. Let set 5 minutes. Add to the lard mixture. Add beaten eggs. Add flour and mix gradually. Start the rolls at 5 p.m. Let rise until 10 p.m. Shape into buns. Put them onto greased pans, but cover them. Let rise overnight. Bake in morning at 350 until light brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. 2 Makes 10 dozen. Grease tops lightly with butter.