Homemade Buns

Photo: flickr user Girl Interrupted Eating

Ingredients

1/2 cup Lukewarm water

1 teaspoon Sugar

1 pkt Yeast

1/4 cup Sugar

1/2 cup Shortening

1 tablespoon Vinegar

1 teaspoon Salt

1 1/2 cups Water

1 Egg beaten

5 cups Flour

Preparation

Put yeast in the water with the tsp. sugar, Let sit for 10 minutes. Heat 3/4 c water, add shortening to melt, add rest of water,sugar, salt, vinegar and egg. Add yeast mixture and 2 1/2 cups of the flour, beat until smooth, add rest of flour. Let rise until double in bulk. Make into buns and rise again. Bake 20 - 25 min. in 375 F oven