Mom'S Air Buns (Rolls)

• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1/2 tablespoon yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup lard (I use shortening)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1 1/4 cups warm water
• 1 1/2 cups white bread flour
• 3 cups more white bread flour

1. Mix the 1/2 cup warm water, yeast, and 1 tsp sugar, and allow to proof.
2. Melt the lard, and mix in sugar, salt, vinegar, and warm water. When body warm, add the proofed yeast, and beat in 1 1/2 cups flour. Let rest for 15 minutes.
3. Knead in approximately 3 cups more flour.
4. Let dough rise till double (approximately 2 hours).
5. Deflate dough, and form into buns, any size, (I make 16 large) or loaves. Rise till double (takes approximately one hour, but depends on size/shape chosen).
6. Bake buns at 350u0b0F for approximately 20 minutes.
7. For ABM, in my machine, on the "dough" cycle, I use 2 teaspoons of bread machine yeast, and I reduce the water to about 1 1/2 cups, the flour to 4 cups, adding a tad more water or flour as it kneads to get a smooth,soft ball of dough. I leave the other ingredients as posted.

warm water, yeast, sugar, lard, sugar, salt, white vinegar, water, white bread, more white bread flour

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/moms-air-buns-rolls-168628 (may not work)