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Ingredients
- daytime drama, has not much to do with life in our Southwest; grains have
- 9 cups flour
- 2 packages dry yeast
- ½ cup warm water (110-120
- degrees)
- 2 tsp. salt
- 4 Tbsp. melted lard or
- cooking oil
- 2 cups water
- Shape into four balls, put in greased baking pans (I used 4-8 inch
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