Feather beds

I know kinda of weird name for bread....

Feather beds
Mrs. Elsie Shutt

1 /3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup hot potato water
1/4 cup warm water
1 package or cake yeast
1/2 cup lukewarm warm mashed potatoes
4 1/2 cups flour, sifted

Stir sugar, salt and shortening into hot potato water and cool to luke warm. Sprinkle or crumble yeast into warm water and stir until dissolved. Add lukewarm potato water mixture, mashed potatoes, egg and 2 cup flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough additional flour to form a soft dough.

Turn out onto lightly floured board and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. place in greased bowl , turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in warm place, free from draft, until double in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Turn out onto lightly floured board and divide in half.
For pan rolls, divide 1/2 dough into 12 equal pieces. Form in smooth balls. Place greased 9-inch round cake pan. Repeat with remaining half of dough. Cover and let rise in warm place,. free from draft, until double in bulk, about 45 minutes. Bake 20 minutes at 375 degrees. Brush lightly with melted butter.