In a medium bowl, add oil, boiling water, salt and sugar. Whisk to mix.
In a separate small bowl, add warm water and yeast. Stir to dissolve yeast.
Add yeast mixture to oil mixture.
Add egg. Mix well.
Add flour. Form mixture ball.
Lightly flour ball and put it into a clean bowl. Cover with towel and allow to rise for 2 hours at room temperature.
Shake the bowl so the ball drops down in size.
Pinch off small pieces and roll into little balls, about the size of large marbles or slightly smaller than ping pong balls.
Place 3 balls into each well of a greased muffin tin.
Allow to rise for 2 more hours at room temperature.
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Place muffin tin in preheated oven and bake for 10 - 15 minutes, or until golden brown on top and done in the middle.
Serve warm.