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In Large bowl pour boiling water over lard, sugar, and salt, mix gently.
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Allow to cool to 120 to 130 degrees -- no hotter.
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The lard should be pretty close to completely melted.
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In seperate bowl, mix flour and yeast and combine.
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Using electric mixer beat in 1/3 of the flour mixture into the wet ingredients.
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Beat on low for 30 seconds, then increase speed to high for about 3 minutes -- then add next 1/3 of flour again mixing for approx 3 minutes, the the last 3rd of flour mixture.
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At this point it may be too thick to use mixer so combine as best you can by hand, pouring out onto counter top and kneading it for about 8 minutes or until you can feel the gluten forming.
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Grease a clean large bowl, and place dough ball in, turning it to cover with grease.
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Cover and allow to rise to double it's size, about 1 hour.
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Remove from bowl and punch down.
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At this point you can form you dinner rolls and freeze them, or continue on shaping about 2 inch balls and placing on greased baking dish -- making a small cross at the top and basting with a bit of melted butter if you like.
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Cover and allow to rise about 30-45 minutes.
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Bake in oven at 350 degrees until a light golden brown on top -- about 30 minutes depending on your oven.
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This dough also makes a fantastic Cinnamon Roll dough, simply by taking it after the first rising, roll out into a rectangle approx 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
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Melt butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon together and spread over the dough.
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then roll it up jelly roll style, cut into 1/2 inch rolls, place on greased baking pan, and allow to rise 30- 45 minutes, then bake as if dinner rolls.
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Make a confectioners sugar frosting -- with a bit of cream cheese mixed in and frost these.
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If you like add raisins or chopped dates to the filling and really kick these rolls up a tad.
