Light Rolls

2 Tbs sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c scalded milk
1/2 yeast cake
3/4 c flour
2 Tbs melted butter
1 egg, well-beaten
2 Tbs lukewarm water
flour

Add the sugar and salt to the scalded milk and when lukewarm, add the yeast dissolved in the lukewarm water, and three-fourths of a cup of flour. Cover and set in a warm place to rise. Then add the melted butter, the well beaten egg, and enough flour to knead. Let rise in a warm place. Roll to one-half an inch in thickness and shape with a biscuit cutter. Butter the top of each. Fold over, place in a buttered pan, close together. Let rise again for forty-five minutes and then bake in a quick oven for twenty minutes.