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Ingredients

1 cup shortening ½ cup white sugar 1 ½ teaspoons salt 2 ½ cups scalded milk 4 egg yolks, beaten ½ teaspoon lemon extract 1 ½ tablespoons active dry yeast 5 cups all-purpose flour ½ cup fruit preserves

Nutrition Info

152.5 calories carbohydrate: 20.1 g cholesterol: 24.1 mg fat: 6.7 g fiber: 0.6 g protein: 2.9 g saturatedFat: 1.8 g servingSize: - sodium: 106.7 mg sugar: 5.8 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Cream shortening and sugar together. Stir in salt, hot milk, beaten egg yolks, and flavoring. When lukewarm, add yeast to mixture. Let stand 5 minutes. Add flour, beating well. Knead down into bowl. The dough will be slightly sticky. Let rise 1 hour.
Cut off small balls of dough. Roll into rounds in your hands, and place on greased cookie sheets 2 inches apart. Let rise 15 minutes.
Make a depression into the center of each roll. Fill with fruit preserves.
Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) until brown. Watch carefully. Cool on wire racks.

3 dozen

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