Cinnamon Rolls

Description:
mouth watering. makes your house smell really good.

Ingredients:
2 cups milk, scalded
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup mashed potatoes(I use a good sized starchy potatoe.)
2 packages dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
2 eggs, slightly beaten
7 cups flour
1 cup raisins(optional)
1/2 cup chopped nuts(optional)
2 tablespoons butter or margarine softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon


Directions:
1. Pour scalded milk over shortening, sugar, salt and potatoes in a large mixing bowl. Cool to lukewarm.
2. Meanwhile, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Add milk to mixture with eggs and four cups flour. Beat with electric mixer until smooth and well blended.
3. Dredge raisins and nuts in a bit of the remaining flour. add to batter. slowly add remaining flour to make a soft dough. cover and allow to rise in a warm place until double in size. then Knead down to the original size.
4. Divide dough in two portions. Roll each portion in into rectangle 1/2 inch thick. Spread with softened butter and sprinkle with mixture of 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon. Roll up and cut into 1 inch slices. Place on greased baking sheet and cover. Let rise until double in size. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

This is the recipe the way it is written in the directions. I go as far as mixing the ingredients together. Let the dough rise one time after it is mixed, then separate in two.I dont dredge the rasins or nuts. I add the nuts with the sugar mixture. I use brown sugar, cinnamon and sugar, along with the butter. I usually use a whole cube of butter. I just get a bowl and mix the sugars and cinnamon, no measuring.I think it may come out to about a cup of both sugars and some cinnamon. If you need more info on this, send me an I'm and I will get back to you. I have been doing this most of my life, so you just get to know what your family likes.