Never-Fail Rolls

2 cubes melted butter
1 c. sugar
3 T. yeast
½ c. warm water
1 tsp. sugar
4 eggs (beaten)
2 tsp. salt
2 c. hot water
7-8 c. flour

Dissolve yeast in ½ cup warm water. Add 1 teaspoon sugar. Combine water, sugar, salt, butter, beaten eggs, and 2 cups of flour. Mix together; add yeast mixture. Add 5 to 6 more cups of flour. Mix together. Let rise 20 minutes. Punch down and roll into rolls. Let rise until rolls have doubled in size. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes.

Cinnamon roll variation: After punching dough down, roll ½ of it into a rectangle. Dot with melted butter. Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on buttered dough. Roll up jelly-roll style. Use un-waxed floss to cut the dough into cinnamon rolls. (Place a strand of floss under the dough; bring up the two ends and cross them over the dough. Pull tight until roll has been cut.) After baking, frost with favorite vanilla frosting.