1/2 cup warm water
2 packages yeast
2/3 cup warm milk
4 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoon shortening
2 eggs
4 to 4 1/2 cups flour

Soak yeast in warm water. Pour milk over sugar and salt. Add yeast stir in shortening, eggs and 2 cups flour. Cover. Let rise 15 minutes.

Stir in rest of flour. Knead lightly. Divide dough in half. Roll out on flour surface into a thin circle. Spread dough with softened butter, brown sugar, nuts, raisins and cinnamon. Roll up and slice about 1 inch thick. Let rise 20 minutes in pans.

Bake at 425°F. 15-18 minutes. Frost with icing made with butter, milk and powdered sugar.