2 c. warm water
1 pkg. yeast
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
3 c. flour
2 tsp. salt
5 tbsp. butter

Combine first 4 ingredients and beat with electric mixer. Add flour, salt, and butter. Mix well and then add 3 more cups flour. Knead well. Put into greased bowl and let rise until double. Punch down and let raise again. Shape into rolls. Dough may be refrigerated at this stage to be used the next day. Check dough until it is cool to keep it from going over bowl. Punch down if necessary. Bread rolls, cinnamon rolls or doughnuts can be made from this dough.

TOPPING:

1 c. butter
1/2 c. lard
1/2 c. dark Karo syrup

Combine. Spread a layer over bottom of pan (just enough so pan doesn't show through). Sprinkle some brown sugar over the topping. Place rolls on this; let raise. Bake about 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees. Invert pan of rolls as soon as they are out of the oven so they don't stick to bottom of pan. To make these rolls take a strips of dough, dip it into some melted butter or lard and then drop it into a cinnamon sugar combination. Tie dough into a knot and put it in pan.