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MINI ELEPHANT EARS



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Our kids love to help stretch the pieces of convenient frozen dough to make these ears. After I fry them, the kids brush them with butter and sprinkle on the cinnamon-sugar. Then we all dig in!-Malea Kruse, Huntertown, Indiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

10 frozen bread dough dinner rolls
Oil for deep-fat frying
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons butter, melted

Steps:

  • Thaw the dough at room temperature for about 2 hours. Heat oil in an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer to 375°. Combine the sugar and cinnamon; set aside. , Stretch each piece of dough into a flat ear shape. Fry, a few at a time, for 1-1/2 minutes per side or until browned. Drain on paper towels. Brush with butter; sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.

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MINI ELEPHANT EARS



Mini Elephant Ears image

now you don't have to go to a fair to enjoy these sweet treats

Provided by Stormy Stewart

Categories     Other Desserts

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 3

1/2 pkg puff pastry sheets -- thawed
1/2 c sugar
1 tsp cinnamon, ground

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheet with shortening. Sprinkle a clean surface with sugar. On sugared surface, roll pastry sheets into 12X9 1/2 inch rectangle that is 1/8 inch thick. Mark a line lengthwise down center of pastry rectangle. Fold long sides of rectangle towards the centerline, leaving 1/4 inch uncovered at center. Fold rectangle lengthwise in half, pressing pastry together to form a strip, 12X2 1/2 inches. Cut strip crosswise into 1/4 inch slices. Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Dip slices in sugar mixture to coat both sides. Put slices about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes, turning after 5 minutes, until cookies begin to turn golden brown. Immediately remove cookies to wire rack to cool. (makes about 48 cookies)

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