Versatile Dough

This dough can be used different ways.

Versatile dough
Mrs. Harry Zacharias

3 packages dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups warm milk
1/2 cup cooking oil
5 to 6 cups flour

Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water for 5 minutes. Add salt, eggs, one at a time, warm milk and oil. Beat until consistency of eggnog. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, blending well. When dough begins to take on a " ball" form, blend in 1 more cup of flour. Let rise until double in bulk. Punch down of floured board and use a rolling pin, fold  and roll again for 3 minutes. Let rise until double again. Repeat procedure. The second time, shape dough into desired forms of dinner rolls or doughnuts. Roll out thinly and sprinkle with sweet roll " goodies" for breakfast rolls or coffee cakes.

For hamburger buns, roll dough no more than 1/4 -inch thick and place 2 together on pan. When doubled in size again, bake 20 minutes at 375 degrees.