Pull-apart Bread

2 Cups warm water

1/2 Cups sugar

1 pkg. rapid rise yeast

2 eggs, beaten

4 Tablespoons crisco shortening, melted

1 Tablespoon salt

6 Cups flour

Mix sugar w9ith water. Add yeast. Beat in eggs using a electric mixer. Sift 3 cups flour and add to yeast mixture. Add shortening and salt. Add remaining flour to form stiff dough. Let rise till doubled in size, punch down. Roll out on floured counter to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut into circles (I use a glass). Now I use a bundt pan I cover in butter. Now take each circle and dip in melted butter and stand on its side to form a circle in the pan. Let rise and cook at 350 till top is nice and brown. I serve this at all holidays and birthdays! If you want and I do this now I add all this to my bread machine that I put on dough and let it do the work. If you want with the dough you can make the pull apart bread of cinnamon rolls. After you have it rolled out don't cut circles just add melted butter on top then 1 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar, cinnamon, pecans and raisins if you want roll into a log and cut into 1/2 inch pieces dip into butter and let rise (9x13) pan. Let double in size and bake till browned. Icing: 1/2 cup melted butter 2 cups powered sugar or more 1 tsp. vanilla and a little milk if needed.(It will be thin) Enjoy!