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How To Make Elephant Ears
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Elephant Ears

Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 -12 servings
Author: T Worthey

Ingredients

  • Ingredients:
  • 1 1 ⁄2 tbs. of yeast
  • 1 3 ⁄4 Cup of water + 1/8 Cup of water
  • 5 tsp. sugar
  • 3 tbs. vegetable oil
  • 2 cup of flour + 2 1⁄2 cups of flour
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
  • melted butter for brushing over the hot elephant ears
  • cinnamon & sugar mixture 1 cup of sugar & 2 tsp of cinnamon
  • oil for frying
  • non­stick spray optional

Instructions

  • Directions ­
  • Dissolve the yeast in the 1 3⁄4 C. of water + 1/8 C. water for 5 minutes.
  • After 5 minutes, stir in the sugar, 3 vegetable oil, 2 cups of flour, salt and cinnamon. Mix well
  • but don't over mix.
  • Add in the other 2 1⁄2 C. of flour. The dough will be sticky and that is OK!
  • Knead the dough for 2­-3 minutes and put back into the bowl. Cover with a towel for 40 minutes to
  • allow the dough to rise.
  • After 40 minutes heat about 2” of oil in large frying pan. Split the dough into 10-­12 pieces and
  • flatten.
  • I rolled my pieces into balls and then flattened and stretched it out as much as I could
  • without ripping. You want to make them as thin as possible because they will puff up as soon as they hit the hot oil.
  • **I used the non­stick spray on my hands because the dough was sticky. 1­2 squirts of the non-stick spray and I could handle the dough a lot easier.
  • Fry the pieces one at a time in the hot oil for about 2­-3 minutes – flipping once. Remove with
  • tongs and lay on paper towel. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon & sugar mixture.