Refrigerator Yeast Rolls

Ingredients

• 0.3 oz active yeast dry
• 6 cups bread flour 
• 0.5 cup butter melted
• 1 serving orange butter 
• 2 large eggs 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup shortening 
• 0.5 cup sugar 
• 2 cups warm water (105° to 115°)

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• knife
• blender
• cake form

Directions

1. Stir together yeast and warm water in a medium bowl; let mixture stand 5 minutes.
2. Stir together flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
3. Cut shortening into flour mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly; stir in yeast mixture and eggs just until blended. (Do not overmix.) Cover and chill 8 hours.
4. Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a well-floured surface (dough will be soft); cut with a 1 1/2-inch round cutter, rerolling dough scraps as needed.
5. Brush rounds with melted butter. Make a crease across each round with a knife, and fold rounds in half, gently pressing edges together to seal.
6. Place in a 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan and a 9-inch round cake pan. (Edges of dough should touch.) Cover and let rise in a warm place (85), free from drafts, 45 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
7. Preheat oven to 40
8. Bake rolls 8 to 10 minutes or until golden.
9. Serve with Orange Butter.