The Best Dinner Rolls

In a cereal bowl put 1 cup water and 1 TBS sugar (should be warm but not hot temp.)  Add 5 tsp. Fast Acting Yeast.  Let sit for 10 minutes.

In a microwave bowl add:

3 ~ cups Milk
1/2 ~ cup Butter
1/4 ~ cup Shortening

Melt in microwave

Then add:

3/4 ~ cup Sugar
1 ~ cup Potato Flakes
1 ~ TBS salt
4 ~ eggs that have been whipped

Add yeast

Add 7-8 cups of flour

Let rise for about an hour
Punch down
Divide dough in two
Roll out one portion in a rectangle, spread butter over dough, fold in thirds. Cut into 1"strips and fold into pretzels like shapes.
Repeat with other portion
Let rise for about an hour
Bake @ 375 degrees for about 8-10 minutes
Take a stick of butter and roll over tops of rolls