Favorite refrigerator dough

1 Batch

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cup;Water, lukewarm, or potato water
cupSugar
½tablespoonSalt
1Yeast cake, fresh
2Egg
cupShortening; softened
1cupMashed potatoes; lukewarm
7cupsFlour, sifted
Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book, 1950

Directions

Mix the water or potato water with the sugar and salt. Crumble the compressed yeast cake into the mixture and stir until dissolved. Add the eggs and softened shortening; mix in the mashed potatoes and sifted flour first with a spoon, then with your hands. Oil the top of the dough well; cover with waxed paper or a refrigerator cover, then with a damp cloth. Keep the cloth damp. This will keep for about five days in the refrigerator.