Basic Dough (for Spinach, Meat, And Cheese Pies) Middle East, Pa

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs flour
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 1/4 ounces yeast
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 cups lukewarm water, approximately (or as i used, milk)
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• olive oil

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water (or milk). sprinkle with sugar, cover, and let rise.
• 2 in a large pan mix flour and salt. add the yeast mixture and butter/shortening.
• 3 gradually add the lukewarm water, mixing and kneading until dough is smooth and tender.
• 4 cover with a blanket and put in a warm place for two hours or until dough rises.
• 5 cut dough into pieces 2" to 2 1/2" in diameter. form into balls by tucking the dough underneath the balls to make them round and smooth. let rest for 30 minutes between blankets. (this is where i spread the olive oil under the dough, and coated the ball with olive oil as well. i also left it uncovered. ).
• 6 this dough is now ready to be used with various fillings. :).