MONKEY BREAD

Sherry Johnson, Recipe #1

2 pkgs yeast
1/2 cup warm water
3/4 cup sugar
1 3/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 eggs
1 square margarine
7 (about) cups flourmix yeast, water, & sugar

let stand until yeast disolves
heat buttermilk & stir while heating so it won't curdle.
add baking soda & salt to milk & add milk to yeast mixture.
beat eggs & add to yeast mixturestart adding flour little by little.
add melted margarine & continue to add flour until dough is not sticky.
Work with hands and let rise.after risen work again, addint flour if/as needed.
[don't add too much flour or the rolls will be too heavy]
divide & roll out, cutting into rolls.
dip in butter and fold into buttered pan.
bake at 400 - 425 degrees F for about 20 minutes.
[practice practice practice....the secret is in the feel of the dough]

Beryl Johnson