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Soften yeast in warm water, 1 teaspoons sugar, 1 cup of flour, then set aside.
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Melt shortening let cool a little.
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Use a mixer and beat shortening, eggs and salt, yeast mixture, sugar & remaining flour.
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Knead well.
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Let rise in greased bowl for 1 hour.
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Sprinkle with flour over top & knead.
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Shape into rolls and place in 9” cake pans and let rise another hour.
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Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
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*NOTE* To make without the mess, dump it all in a bread machine and let it do the kneading and rising for you. Just add ingredients according to your bread machines instructions; wet ingredients, then dry and then yeast. Then roll out and go from there.