Refrigerator Dough

This is a great dough. It can be used for SO many things. We make Cinnamon Rolls with it and it works great. I also like to make it for a pizza dough. My mom likes to make scones from it. It stays for about a week in the fridge and a month in the freezer. It can be doubled if you want A LOT of dough to work with.

1 1/2 tsp yeast
1 1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 cup warm water (between 110 - 115 degrees)

Mix the 3 together and let the yeast activate.

1/4 cup potato flakes
1/2 cup hot water

Mix together until the potato flakes are dissolved.

1/3 cup sugar (if making a savory dish like pizza only use 2 tbsp sugar)
3/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup shortening
1 egg

Mix the above ingredients with the potato flakes as much as well as you can. There will be chunks of shortening and that is okay. Add the activated yeast mixture and mix until incorporated.

3 to 5 cups of flour

Slowly add 1 to 2 cups of flour into the rest of the mixture. Stir in another 2 cups of flour. Add the other cup until the dough is easy to handle. Don't add too much flour you want it to be soft, but not sticky. Turn the dough out onto the floured countertop. Knead until the dough is smooth and elastic, for about 5 to 10 minutes. Use just enough flour to keep the dough from sticking to your countertop.

When dough is finished, place in a large Ziplock bag and put in freezer or fridge for later use.

You can also use it that day. Just place dough in a greased bowl and cover. Let rise till double in size. Prepare dough and let rise a second time and bake.