1 c. hot mashed potatoes
3/4 c. lard
1 tsp. salt
1 c. warm milk
1 c. flour (additional 4 to 5 c. on hand to finish dough)
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 pkgs. (or cakes) Fleishmann's dry yeast, dissolved in 1/2 cup warm potato water

Mix hot mashed potatoes, sugar and lard together. Add eggs, salt, dissolved yeast, warm milk and 1 cup flour and mix well. Let raise about 2 hours or until doubled in size. Mix down and add enough flour, about 4 1/2 to 5 cups, to get easy to handle soft dough. Let raise again until doubled in size. Place on floured pie board, knead well and roll out to about 1/2 inch thick and cut with a round cookie cutter. Slit back about 1/4 way on each, and put in a chunk of butter. Let raise. Bake at 350 degrees until done, about 20 to 25 minutes.