Refrigerator Roll Dough

If you can't tell by my blog I am a carb lover and I probably post a cinnamon/orange roll recipe once a month, but I can't help it; I love sweet bread. I am addicted to cinnamon rolls. This recipe makes for THE BEST cinnamon rolls. They are so light and fluffy. It also makes great orange rolls, crescent rolls, and hot cross buns. You can just leave it in the fridge then pull it out when you want to make one of the aforementioned items. It will keep in the fridge for about five days. It is a great recipe.

Refrigerator Roll Dough
Hints: you can use this dough without refrigerating, you can also let it rise at room temp and then form rolls and  refrigerate the rolls for the next day.

1 tbsp. dry yeast
1 1/2c. warm water
1 c. unseasoned lukewarm mashed potatoes (i used potato flakes to make the mashed potatoes)
2/3 c. sugar
2/3 c. shortening
2 eggs.
1 1/2 tsp. salt
6 to 7 c. flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water in large bowl. Stir in potatoes, sugar, shortening, eggs, salt, and 3 cups of the flour. Beat until smooth. Mix in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about five minutes. Place in greased bowl; turn greased side up. Cover bowl tightly; refrigerate at least 8  hours but no longer than 5 days. Roll out 1/4 dough to make cinnamon rolls, orange rolls, crescent rolls, etc. yum yum